Secret Culinary Gem
When beloved North Shore restaurateur Patrick O’Neil opened Little Ricky’s in Winnetka 18 years ago, the vision was to create a corner gathering place where friends and neighbors could come…
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Forever Young
By 4:05 p.m. on a chilly Thursday afternoon and the Winnetka Community House’s Matz Auditorium has filled with the cast for Children’s Theatre of Winnetka’s (CTW ) upcoming production of…
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Laser Focus
It had nothing to do with field hockey. But it might have had something to do with New Trier High School’s field hockey team capturing another Illinois State Field Hockey…
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Centennial Celebration
Although wet and stormy conditions threatened North Shore Country Day’s Centennial Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, it didn’t stop about 600 alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, friends, and neighbors from returning…
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Re-Purpose for a Purpose
In 1912, Mary Garretson opened a thrift store to provide affordable clothing in Winnetka as part of the Clothing Sales Committee of the Relief & Aid Society. The shop also…
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In Perfect Harmony
While life in the 21st century seems overwhelming, Alyssa Rapp has found time to do it all. The Winnetka native, who spent the past 10 years as an entrepreneur in…
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Spectacular Styles
When meeting antiques dealer Lee Thinnes at her 1930s Mediterranean house in Winnetka to talk about design, one thing is clear—she’s at home in her work and at work in…
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Bright Futures
The strides that Rush University System for Health (RUSH) has made over the last seven decades to improve health care throughout Chicago are beyond impressive. Since 1948, the academic health…
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The Story of Us
You may know (and recognize) actress, writer, and singer/songwriter Jessica Harper from movies such as My Favorite Year, Stardust Memories, Pennies From Heaven, and the Rocky Horror Picture Show sequel…
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First Love
Boy meets girl, falls in love, and spends the next year trying to hang on through the ups, downs, twists, and turns of that first, wild ride. Ultimately? Boy learns…
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