Ann Marie Scheidler

FOOD FOR THE SOUL

Heidi Clifton remembers when Meals on Wheels provided food for her grandfather. “None of my family lived close enough to him where we could make sure he was getting the food he needed,” says Clifton, a Lake Forest married mother of two and owner of Cecily George Photography. “When my mom made the connection for

ITALIAN INTUITION

Almost from the first moment Alessia Zanchi Loffredo stepped into a 1920s English cottage-style home in Glen Ellyn, she knew it was meant to be hers. “My husband and I took our time finding the right house for our family,” she says. “It was important that we find the right fit.” This home, layout flaws

CUSTOMER FIRST, BY DESIGN

Home projects can be enjoyable. “It’s true,” says Joe Dhamer, vice president of Kitchen & Bath Mart, a company his father Robert founded in 1958 that he now runs with his brother Dennis. “You can remodel a kitchen or bath in your home and actually enjoy the process. It’s always important to us to make

A MOTHER’S HEART

“You see things differently when you become a mom, don’t you?” asks Lake Forest’s Amy Fields, the mother to 6-and-a-half-year-old daughter Sammy. “The idea of being a mom and not being able to give your child the basic things like formula, food, diapers, or clean clothing—it must be crushing. How is she supposed to go

RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

“It’s really amazing to think that this fundraiser started with a group of women inviting their friends to someone’s kitchen—to see how that family lived and raise money for their community’s hospital,” observes Erica Chesney, one of the three co-chairs for the 2023 Cooks’ Tour. “This is the 52nd year of this event and it’s

SHOP GIRLS

The front door of The Lake Forest Shop is propped open. Its new owners—Lake Forest’s Nicole Carrabine and Lauren Peters— would love for you to drop in and see what they’ve been up to. Last spring, Carrabine and Peters purchased The Lake Forest Shop from the Stirling family. Ellen Stirling shepherded the fashion retailer, founded

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