Sunday Breakfast: Carol Summerfield
Often when it comes to the best things in life, timing plays a pivotal role. Highland Park’s Carol Summerfield would vouch for this sentiment 100 percent. As we sit in…
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Lake Forest & Lake Bluff
Sunday Breakfast: Annie McAveeney
There are many parts that make up the whole. In the ideal family situation, that “whole” includes parents and the unconditional love they show their children—love that shows up in…
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Train Heist History
North Shore residents pride themselves on knowing their local history. But did you know that on the evening of June 12, 1924, a gang of Texas outlaws stopped a train…
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A Day to Remember
The heartfelt power of symbolism centers on shared special moments—the salute of old soldiers, the chords of a song, and the summoned memories of heroism. As Lake Forest’s McKinlock Post…
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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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Visiting Author
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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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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