More Than A Name
Peyton Merrill needed two items and her husband, Topher, to come up with a catchy name for her first boutique in 2020. She sat in the couple’s Winnetka home, with…
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Sunday Breakfast
Red, White and Crew
Four words, uttered calmly by her grandfather, turned a terrifying moment on board a boat into an exhilarating one for Maggie Shea. “I was young, sailing on Lake Michigan, and…
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Jay Talking
Jay Townsend turned red in a hurry at his wedding reception. His younger brother, a microphone-toting Jack, had just started reading a love letter that Jay wrote to his future…
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You Go, Jogo
Remember your first sip of coffee? Nick Yehle certainly does, and he bets that he scrunched up his face more than you did. “I was a freshman in high school,”…
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Mac The Nice
Mike McIntyre was in a business class at the University of Indiana when the professor assigned each student to come up with a six-word life motto. “It was a random…
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Can-Do Dornan
This Sunday, on Mother’s Day, Connie Dornan expects three of the men in her life—husband Marc and their two sons, Michael and George—to make her a big brunch at home….
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When Harriet Met Cel
Harriet Levy’s late father, Irwin, loved the outdoors. Mountain air invigorated him, and the subtle scent of the ocean soothed him. A beautiful sunset, anywhere, prompted him to search for…
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The Art Of The Matter
Ida Mollenhauer was 54 when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2014. A self-taught chef, she eventually lost what all chefs hold dear—the sense of taste. Cancer claimed her…
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Punt, Pass, And Kick In
To Julie Williams, who grew up in the tiny downstate village of Fisher, near Champaign, a Friday home football game under the lights was never just another high school event….
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Hooked On Architecture
The late Norman Fisher had no problem with his daughter Julie’s plea to wear GUESS jeans in the 1980s. “Go get them,” he’d tell the youngest of his two daughters….
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