Opening Their Homes — And Hearts
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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Check Out the Librarian’s Book
Wilmette Public Library Youth Services librarian Lisa Bigelow began writing her second book more than a decade ago. This summer, when Drum Roll, Please finally came out, audiences were ready…
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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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SEALed, with Distinction
When Mike and Robin Zafirovski of Lake Forest agreed to meet with their friend Bill Strong recently, they had no idea what he was going to tell them. Strong had…
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Letters to Lovell
I was born in 1960 at the beginnings of the space race. I became interested in science, in general, and space, in particular, when I was about 6 … during…
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Gehring, Hansen Hope to Leave Marks at Olympics
Both are 27 years old. Both attended Glenbrook South High School in Glenview. Both are elite speed skaters currently in South Korea, getting ready to hit the ice for Team…
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Museum CEO Named ‘Person of the Year’ …
GLENVIEW – Sheridan Turner, president and CEO of Kohl Children’s Museum, has been named Person of the Year by the Glenview Chamber of Commerce. She will be honored at the…
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New Director at Winnetka Community House
WINNETKA – Since taking over the reigns of the Winnetka Community House four months ago, Robert Thomas remains focused on ensuring that the 106-year-old nonprofit remains relevant. “We are a house…
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Resiliency, Perseverance Embolden Boutsikakis
Celiac disease. Vitiligo. Psoriasis. Thomas Boutsikakis has dealt with each condition — and he’s only 17. Look no further than the Glenbrook South High School senior for the embodiment of…
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From Empty Nest to the Big Apple
WINNETKA – When her children were growing up, longtime Winnetka resident Lauren Taslitz always knew the empty nest was looming. She dreaded it the way you dread a diagnostic phone…
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