Ann Marie Scheidler

Summer Harvest

When Laura Calvert was growing up in a small farm community in Central Illinois, she never imagined she would have a career in agriculture. “I literally had a cornfield in my backyard,” Calvert says. “But sometimes it takes moving away to realize what you are called to do.” Lake Forest’s Elawa Farm Foundation announced in January

A New Chapter

Some say timing is everything and author Jason Rosenthal may now agree. His memoir, My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me, a book primarily about losing his wife Amy Krouse Rosenthal to cancer, was released April 21 as the world was home sheltering in place. “I’m not sure I’d call this perfect timing,” says

Hitting the Right Notes

When a historic home is infused with modern conventions in the heart of Kenilworth, there are no words to describe it. But there may be music. Known by its neighbors as the “wedding cake house” because of the beautiful plaster details on its dormers, this lovely home in one of the North Shore’s poshest suburbs

Fashionista

North Shore native Jennifer Lake is flying high these days. As a Senior Vice President at Zapwater Communications, she somehow finds time to infuse color and style into her blog, “Style Charade.” With a clothing line collaboration launching in June, lake shares her favorites from around the shore and in the city. What’s on the

A Natural Wonder

For Lenore Weiss, her recent collaboration on an east Highland Park residence was a dream project. “As an architect who also does interior design, a project like this has been gratifying on so many levels,” says Weiss. Weiss’s claims validate how she was able to channel each of the pillars of her architectural studio into

Eternal Eden

Award-winning interior designer, lifestyle blogger, and author Paloma Contreras is proof that we have the power to choose our own paths—no matter where they begin. When Contreras graduated from college with a degree in Spanish and Italian studies, she took a job teaching high school Spanish. “I taught for four years and it wasn’t a

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