When Lake Forest’s Barbara Monsor decided to leave her 18-year social work career at Youth Guidance in Chicago, she knew she couldn’t leave all that she learned behind. “Social work…
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Lights, Camera, Caring
“Doing good for others is good for the soul,” says Lake Bluff’s Sally Stoll, a long-time member of the Women’s Board of Catholic Charities Lake County Services and the honorary…
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Smithe Family Makeover
When Maureen Smithe returned from maternity leave after giving birth to identical twin daughters last August (children number five and six for those keeping count), she was puzzled by the…
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Kid Power
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best ideas and the U.S. Fund (USF) for UNICEF is hopeful that with some kid-generated power, the world’s children won’t be malnourished anymore. Using…
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Making A Splash
Ana Kohout had just started kindergarten when she first met GLASA founder, Cindy Housner. GLASA—Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association—empowers youth, adults, and injured military personnel with physical and visual disabilities…
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Planting A Foundation
Fifteen years ago, 11 community members from Lake Forest and Lake Bluff came together to provide the catalyst for what would become the Lake Forest High School Foundation (LFHSF)—an organization…
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Service With A Smile
In and around Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, there are familiar faces we can always count on to be there with a warm smile, curiosity about how we’re doing, and…
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One Last Thing: Susan Dick
Since 1982, Susan Dick and her husband Jonathan have been catering to Lake Foresters’ sweet tooths with their beloved Deerpath Avenue candy emporium, Sweets. Between the holiday rush and Valentine’s…
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Beautiful Style, Telling Beautiful Stories
Several years ago, over a two-week Christmas break, the Alley Family went on safari in Tanzania. “I remember on the plane ride home asking my sisters if they’d like to…
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Giving Back: Community Service Day
One of the many beautiful things about living in our community is that if you have an idea—you can often have the opportunity to bring it to life. “I wanted…
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