Day Four of a whirlwind four-day summer weekend had finally calmed down when an Israeli child visiting Winnetka asked Winnetkan Lori Komisar a simple question: “Why am I here?” Komisar…
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A Place To Heal
In Hebrew, selah is defined as the act of pausing, resting or reflecting. Put it together with the word “freedom” and it becomes even more powerful — particularly when it…
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Can-do Sisters Create ’cane relief Fund
An uncle of Lake Forest sisters Sofia Perez Westmeyer and Astrid Perez Piccolo had to climb onto his roof in Puerto Rico last year — to make a phone call….
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Above and Beyond
Alec Brown, the new executive director of Beyond Sports Foundation in Highland Park, has seen firsthand how sports can transform lives. Originally from the Detroit area, Brown has lived in…
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Combating childhood obesity, from A (Apples) to Z …
Budding entrepreneur Annika Huprikar loves family board games and has a desire to teach healthy eating habits to youngsters. She combined both passions two summers ago, designing the board game…
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Holocaust Museum Objects Unite Genocide Survivors
Holocaust survivors resorted to a clever ploy when their hunger pangs reached an agonizing level. The Auschwitz prisoners in the 1940s wrote recipes from home on cigarette papers. “The idea…
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Bloody Competition Shakin’ in 2018
HIGHWOOD – When Bloody Mary Fest first began, some judges got a little too carried away with the tantalizing offerings and were accidentally over served. The following year the judges…
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Sunny Side Up at Café Pettopia
HIGHWOOD – Guests might not see owner/chef Mike Pettorelli when they dine at Café Pettopia. After being in business for almost 10 years, he’s still working behind the scenes doing…
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Meet Mrs. Maisel’s Marvelous Mentor
When Carole Dibo, founder of Actors Training Center (ATC) in Wilmette, first heard that her client Rachel Brosnahan was auditioning for the role of a 1950s stand-up comedienne in…
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How To Manage Pain Without Opioids
While Congress is seeking restrictions on opioid prescriptions, the American Medical Association reports that the number of such prescriptions is decreasing. But the statistics are still startling: Every day, more than…
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