Bill McLean

REMEMBERING ROCKY WIRTZ

Fans chanting “Rock-y! Rock-y! Rock-y” at Chicago Blackhawks home games at the United Center had nothing to do with celebrating a certain cinematic boxer and everything to do with acknowledging the presence of an avid, real-life hockey fan—W. Rockwell “Rocky” Wirtz, the Blackhawks’ principal owner and chairman. “Rocky liked to sit in the stands during

SADDLE UP!

Leah Matanky was a publicist in the music industry 10 years ago, with a one-hour commute each way, when she chose to shift to another line of work—selling high-end, slightly used saddles and tack. The woman who could no longer stand sitting in a car for lengthy stretches of time sought to help riders of

RELIEF PITCHER

Veronica Hunt’s Compassion Tour—otherwise known as a successful career in the legalized cannabis industry—resumed last November with the opening of Green Rose, a recreational cannabis dispensary in Chicago. The Lake Forest resident had co-owned elevele, a medical cannabis dispensary in Highland Park, from 2016 to 2020 with her husband, Andy Hunt. Older friends were struggling

LINDAPALOOZA

Singing at home was never limited to the shower for a young Linda Kiracibasi. “I sang all the time when I was growing up, because music was always my thing,” recalls Kiracibasi, who was born in Los Angeles and attended high school in New Jersey. “Bless my parents (Ray and Margaret) for having to listen

ALL JAZZED UP

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE the power of storytelling in dance. Lake Forest High School’s Dance Team in 2022- 2023 certainly did not, as its 18 members accentuated their collective athleticism with a moving narrative at the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Finals and at the National Dance Team Championships (NDTC) in January. “We were encouraged to

PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE

The path to Adelaide Yoo applying for the middle and upper school principal post at Christian Heritage Academy in Northfield began with a jog, but she wasn’t running at the time. CHA history teacher Dr. David Noell was exercising when he envisioned Yoo—then the English Department chair at CHA and a teacher at the academy

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