Close your eyes and imagine you’re back at the original Moulin Rouge—seated at a cabaret table in the midst of vibrantly dressed can-can girls and all the Belle Epoque spectacle…
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Show Time
The houses you see on a home tour are like stars in a blockbuster Hollywood film. With help from a crew of interior designers, florists, caterers, landscapers, and dozens of…
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One Last Thing
Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz of Lake Forest is the founder, chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of ComPsych Corp—the world’s largest provider of employee assistance programs and the pioneer and leading…
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Setting The Scene
For food writer and gourmet chef Wendy Franzen, creating the ultimate dinner party is like penning a memorable scene in a novel. Every detail has meaning and nuance—from how the…
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Prairie Fiesta
Six days after the world celebrates Cinco de Mayo, members of the Associate Board of Lake Forest Open Lands Association (LFOLA) will invite the community to enjoy a similarly lively…
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The Vinci Code
For most preservationists, John Vinci is a man who needs no introduction. The award-winning architect has a portfolio that spans 50 years and includes the restoration of some of Chicago…
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One Last Thing
Since graduating from Northwestern University in 2007, Ryan Birkhauser has devoted his career to wealth management and helping people plan for their futures. But he also balances his current responsibilities…
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English Renaissance
Sarah Shelley had the kind of English childhood American anglophiles only dream of. Growing up in Shropshire, a sparsely populated county about two hours north of London on the border…
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Telling Stories
There is an anecdote about Lake Forest author Rebecca Makkai’s first body of work. It wasn’t a Booklist “Top Ten Debut” that has been translated into eight languages, like her…
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One Last Thing
Mitch Engel says that he and his wife moved to Lake Forest in 1988 and truly enjoyed raising their family here. After running a major ad agency and then a…
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