Ann Marie Scheidler

Securing the Future for Lake Forest Library

IN A TIME WHERE public libraries are having to justify their relevance, the City of Lake Forest has a community of supporters working to ensure its legacy. “The library plays such an important role in our city,” says Diana Terlato, president of the Library Foundation Board. “It’s the one place in our community where people

Coastal Vibes

When Chris and Kerry Kelley relocated to Lake Forest from Atlanta, they were ready for a project. They had renovated a kitchen in a past home and wondered how hard a full rehab of a 1903 home could be. They quickly learned. “We were in way over our heads,” says Kerry. “We fell in love

Growing Community Organically

When Raheela Anwar was a young mother new to Winnetka more than two decades ago, neighbors encouraged her to visit Winnetka’s Community House as a way to meet other residents. “I had a three-year-old and a three-month-old and I was working all of the time,” says Anwar, a married mother of three and President and

Jewel Box

WHEN MOLLY CURLEY was studying jewelry making at the University of Kansas, her parents may have questioned her once or twice about what she planned to with that degree. “My dad always used to say when we were younger that if you do something you love, you’ll never work a day in your life,” says

Giving Warmth

WHEN JOSH DUERINGER’S sister Ashley was a freshman at Lake Forest High School, Mothers Trust needed volunteers to help collecting coats for its annual coat drive. When she was a sophomore, they asked her to run it. When Ashley graduated, her younger sister Samantha took over the project. And when she left for college, she

Reaping What She Sews

When Elena Victoria (EV) was just 12 years old, her grandmother taught her how to sew. While the two of them worked to complete curtains for her bedroom, she realized just how easy sewing was. She ran home that evening to start on her first dress. “I was filled with excitement over the scrappy dress,”

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