The credits begin to roll. Julia Samborski’s 10-year-old mind races. Seconds later, following the premiere episode of the animated mystery- comedy series Gravity Falls in 2012, Samborski’s eyeballs morph into…
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Multifaceted
It is Sophia Denison’s turn to answer questions—instead of being the one to formulate and deliver them. Finally. “This is different for me,” the Barrington High School (BHS) junior, sitting…
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History Major
Mara Janess’ first day as a golfer was like a youngster’s bad Halloween day. The Barrington High School sophomore was nine years old at the time of her golf baptism….
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Good Choices
There’s the wow factor. And then there’s the whoa factor. Broncos Committed—an all-Barrington High School wellness initiative focused on healthy living and optimal performance—relies on the latter to stun, warn,…
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Match Point
It’s late summer, 2019. Madeline Hills enters Barrington High School as a freshman for the first time. Her adrenaline pumps fast, pumps faster, pumps Indy-500 turbo. Lockers bang shut. Lockers…
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The Good News Bears
Chicago Bears tight end Zach Miller and his wife, Kristen, share a chair in their living room in Lincolnshire. They are cuddling for a camera during a photo shoot, a…
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Philanthropy And The First Lady
The 23-year-old Wall Street analyst sits across from a man at a table in a settlement house in New York, circa 1984. The analyst is a Yale University graduate and…
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Driven
Motor Werks Auto Group Founder and Chairman Paul Tamraz has a story to tell, and its main characters are former Chicago Bears tight end and head coach Mike Ditka and…
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Cool Stick Luke
One of the top 10-year-old hockey players in Illinois has already played hockey in Canada — the hottest of the sport’s hotbeds in the world — nearly as many times…
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Bye-Bye Winter Blues
Winter fatigue usually settles in around the middle of February in Chicagoland. The snow has turned a drab gray, and the high temperature each day seems to never hit north…
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