Ann Marie Scheidler

The Show Must Go On

Salt Creek Ballet has staged the longest running production of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker in the Chicago area—and nothing—not even a pandemic, will interrupt this achievement. “At Salt Creek Ballet, the love of the art form of dance is present in all of our students, and that love has transferred from generation to generation and culture

Building a Forever Home

When one North Shore family decided they loved their Winnetka location so much that they would rather renovate than move, they turned to Lake Bluff ’s Lynch Construction Corp. to turn their current house into their forever home. “We have worked with this family over the past several years,” explains Jeff Lynch, owner and founder

Camp Hope Magic

WHEN WORD CAME down in the spring that Camp Hope would have to be virtual this summer, even its steadfast supporters doubted it could work. “Camp Hope has the ability to make you feel as if you’re experiencing heaven on earth,” says long-time Camp Hope leader Joseph Santello. “We just didn’t know if we could

A Legacy of Change

WHEN PETER ROTH’S grandfather, Herman Charles Roth, was 10 years old, his father and stepmother put him on a train from Wisconsin with a note pinned to his coat that read “Allendale.” When he arrived at the nearest train stop, the conductor pointed the little boy in the direction of Allendale Farm. In those years,

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

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