The second Ronald McDonald House Charities chapter in the world, founded in 1977, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana (RMHC-CNI) set the stage for how the organization…
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Thirty Years Of The Nutcracker
It has been 30 years since Lisa Gold first brought The Nutcracker to the North Shore School of Dance, a Highland Park institution founded by Carol Walker in 1971. “I’ve…
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A Dialogue Of Duality
Thomas Benjamin’s background in architecture undoubtedly comes through in his layered, intricate, and structural landscapes and industrial scenes. A former student of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture (now…
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Fairy Phenom
Growing up in the Detroit area, coming to see theater in Chicago was a big part of Alexandra Silber’s life. As an introverted child dealing with her father’s cancer diagnosis,…
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Generations in Glencoe
In 1926 H. Earl Hoover, chairman of Hoover vacuums and nephew of its founder, W.H. Hoover, purchased a Dutch-style farmhouse on Green Bay Road. With headquarters in Canton, Ohio, Glencoe…
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Color Theory
Originally from River Forest, Beth Wood was living in San Francisco during the tech boom of the late 1990s when her sister introduced her to Bill Cadigan. Though she was…
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Art In Motion
“My dialogue with the canvas is like a dance,” explains artist Jane Carney of her work, brimming with movement, informed by years as a dancer and performance artist. “I’ve had…
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A Life’s Landscape
“Her art developed out of how she lived her life,” explains Anne Loucks, owner of the eponymous Glencoe gallery known for its thoughtfully curated collection of contemporary art, about artist…
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Big Personality
Whimsical wallpaper. Simes Studio hand-stenciled floors in keeping with their Wiener Werkstätte roots. Imaginative art covering every surface; equally impressive as it is unpredictable. Gleaming lacquered walls. And even a…
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Parting Words
It was a behind the scenes tour of the Field Museum and its expansive collections that cemented what is sure to be a lifelong connection between Wilbur H. Gantz III,…
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