Ann Marie Scheidler

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,”

A Star Is Born

After debuting her first album this year, accolades for Leikyn Bravo rolled in, including being named to New York Weekly’s Top 10 Females of 2021 in whose company on the list included Beyoncé. But to know Leikyn Bravo is to hear the sounds of her music. “My mom used to tell me stories from when

A Few Of My Favorite Things

Barrington influencer Courtney Holsworth from A Life from Scratch blog knows a thing or two about finding the beauty in the simple things, and the holidays are no different. Here are Holsworth’s tried-and-true gift ideas for everyone on your list, some from her own “Happy” brand—a line of curated, simple, intentional products that she loves

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