Perched on a metal chair in the middle of a crowded Loyola coffee shop, famed actor playwright Ross Lehman closes his blue eyes for a second. Not to rest, but…
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Keys To The C-Suite
Shepherding students through their experience at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, head of school Meg Steele keeps her eye on every aspect of development. Social, emotional, intellectual, academic—the spheres…
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Glorious Grants
It’s 2:35 p.m. on a chilly Tuesday afternoon at Lake Forest High School. Twenty-four “Robotics with Physics 1” students are busily brainstorming the quarter’s challenge: Create an autonomous robot able…
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Eat + Talk = Love
It’s a rare thing to know what you want to do with your life when you are still a teen. But Lake Forest’s Tia Bagan was one of those lucky…
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Pageant Power
When the 25 or so contestants take the stage to perform various talents late this summer at the fifth annual “I Am Me” special needs pageant, the young woman in…
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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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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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Unbreakable Beauty
June 9, 2015 was the sort of summer day Chicagoans dream of: Clear, sunny, and warm with the gentle lift of scented breezes to rustle leaves, carry birdsong, and flutter…
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Grand Slam
Owen Schuler has very blue eyes and such a direct, clear gaze, it’s tempting to imagine he can see right through the bright orange deck of SLAM playing cards I…
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Project Runway
It’s 3 o’clock on a Thursday afternoon and the Lincoln Park Starbucks is full of DePaul students doing their homework. Casually nondescript sophomore film student and Lake Forest High School…
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