Sunday Breakfast: Ray Kracik
If there were a board game created to map Ray Kracik’s life, his playing piece would most certainly be a 1930 Model A Ford—one with snappy, red-and-black striped upholstery. “Ha!”…
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Maddie Moravek, a Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart sophomore from Libertyville, is a big fan of Jean Kwok’s work. Thanks to support from Ragdale Center for the Arts and…
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Hadley 2.0
When 55-year-old educator William A. Hadley lost his sight due to a detached retina in 1915, the challenges he faced were enormous. One by one, Hadley met them, teaching himself…
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V for Victory, and Vyshyvanyuk
Oleksyi Vyshyvanyuk knows exactly what to say when a teacher looks at his surname on the first day of classes and stammers while attempting to pronounce it during roll call….
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Row 4 Kids
Former Chicago Bears cornerback Charles “Peanut” Tillman plans to row, row, row his boat this summer. But he won’t do it gently, and he won’t navigate down a stream. Tillman,…
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Full Course Load
A golf ball resting in a favorable position on a golf course is deemed a good lie. Jamie Fischer could relate to the ball. She sat near driving ranges and…
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Sunday Breakfast: Elizabeth “Liza” …
“I have a wonderful story about a dead body in an ice house.” How’s that for an icebreaker? Elizabeth “Liza” Yntema of Winnetka has several such compelling stories to share,…
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Preview Pop
The Woman’s Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital co-chairs are excited to be kicking off the third annual Chicago Antiques + Art + Design Show this month. Held on Thursday, May…
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Style Maven
Jill Alberts has an eye for beautiful things. Now, with this week’s opening of her new eponymous boutique at 311 Park Avenue in Glencoe, she will be able to showcase…
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Clip and rave
Colin Heath’s holiday gift to his grandmother Mary last winter did not need to be wrapped. A card from the New Trier High School junior volleyball player did not accompany…
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