On a recent Thursday afternoon, light pouring in from a wall’s worth of west-facing windows lit up the Roaring Table taproom in Lake Zurich. Cleverly masked with translucent film to…
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Greening Barrington
It’s a brilliant day in Barrington. The sky is bright blue and there’s not a cloud in sight. The Spring air is cool in the shade, and warm in the…
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Behold Beauty
Resplendent in lacy white, Barrington ballerina Lucy Shannon bends down to tuck the ribbons of her pointe shoes in place, smooths her tutu, and then waits patiently while Mary Brennan…
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Rainbow Of Laughs
Barrington-based comedienne and comedy show producer Aliyah Kizilbash stands in front of the crowd. Her long black hair swings. Spotlights flash on her broad, white smile. And then Kizilbash launches…
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Welcome To Oz
The room is a swirl of emerald. Taffeta, silk, sequins, and lace fabrics flounce and spill over sofas and settees as Amanda Unter, Crystal Pepper, and Lindsey Murphy try on…
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Tee Time
Matthew McLaughlin still remembers his first set of golf clubs. “I was about 4,” he says. “We were living in suburban New Jersey and one of my dad’s friends had…
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Fly The Coop
Chickens, chickens, and more chickens … big fat hens, nesting on a bright yellow background along with the message “3 BR/2 BA and Chicken Coop (We get you.)” have populated…
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Magical Makeovers
One by one they parade up the path, like an army of elves bearing gifts. One carries wreaths, another garland, two more wobble under great swaths of ribbon, baubles, and…
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World Wide Wine
On a recent fall Saturday afternoon, Louis Amoroso is a tangle of little girls and one, tiny teacup pup named Coco. Home in Lake Forest between trips for his burgeoning…
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Homes For Healing
Flor Esmeralda “Ezzy” Alarcon is a giggler. Barely five-feet tall and dressed in a pink top with fluttery sleeves, the giggles bubble up, over and over. We’ve been miming silly…
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