“Trey” Magnifique
Robert (Bob) O’Connell’s path to the purchase of his first work of art—and, ultimately, a fascinating career as an international art detective—began with a $20 bill and an order from…
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People
Safe Haven
Judy Kolb remembers living a normal, little girl’s life in Shanghai. Born in 1940 in Shanghai to Jewish parents who escaped the Nazi regime, her family left China and arrived…
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Home Is Where The Art Is
For nearly 50 years, Susan Lawson Bouma’s proverbial “happy place” has been in front of a canvas. The colorful, oversized abstract paintings she creates are bold, infused with energy and…
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Seismic Shift
Imagine someone refereeing the Super Bowl one day and then jumping at the chance to head a crew of officials in a youth flag football game shortly thereafter. Christopher Kennedy…
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People First
Nadia Rawlinson used to be a road warrior. The tech executive regularly commuted between the Chicago area and her office on the West Coast, where she was Chief Human Resources…
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Sunday Breakfast: Dr. Jeremy Warner
As a precocious five-year-old in Salt Lake City, Utah, Jeremy Warner wanted to learn to ski. His dad agreed, but on one condition. “I had to put my skis on…
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Sunday Breakfast: Susan Kelsey
The Lake Forest author and Legacy Film announced the development of a Billy Caldwell (Chief Sauganash) documentary film on June 21. Caldwell, an Irish/Mohawk leader in the Chicago area, was…
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Family Act
Actors Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti can’t decide which was more fun: Meryl Streep ad lib-ing silly new endings in scenes of the Emmy-winning HBO series Big Little Lies just to…
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Telling Tales
There is the story, and there is the telling. The jumble of wordplay, timing, whimsy, and daring that comes together to make a great story always transcends, leaving the listener…
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Clean and Green
The morning sun coming through the windows at Forest Greens Juice Bar in Lake Bluff splashes little pools of light on the café tables, illuminating the rainbow-hued array of cold-pressed…
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