Colleen Griffen clears a place on the sofa for her husband, Joe Chappelle, so the two can sit together in their Evanston living room to chat about their new film….
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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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This Cradle Still Rocks
What strikes you first are the portraits. They are everywhere. A hand-tinted black and white image from the 1930s of a shy eyed boy and his pup … a vibrant…
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Perfect Pair
So there’s this goose lamp … a painted-plastic, garden-variety, white-cord-dangling whimsy that you won’t see it in any of Stuart Cohen and Julie Hacker’s designs for their clients. “But when…
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Act Two
If you live in Evanston, especially if you’re a parent, you don’t need to be told the Mudlark Theater Company story. Chances are, this nonprofit entity devoted to creating professional…
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Change Agents
When Evanston-based designers Bruce Mau and Bisi Williams were invited by Coca-Cola to develop the company’s “Live Positively” sustainability platform and new brand icon, the couple had a goal in…
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