Bill McLean

Road Warrior

The most impactful words a young Pat McKillen ever heard from his mother, Diane, at home in Tower Lakes weren’t, “Go to your room.” Nor were they, “Eat your vegetables.” They were, “Did you hear that?” “My mom liked to listen to music in our house when I was growing up,” recalls McKillen, a 2006

Earnest Abe

Abe “A.J.” Goldsmith has never been a fan of making a New Year’s resolution. His sound thinking for having such an indifference to the annual promise: Why wait until the first day of each year to resolve to do something when today—or any day—would be as good as, or even better than, January 1? Good

Hawyard and Upward

Rock star. Wimbledon champion. Lawyer. Transactional lawyer, specifically. Bob Hayward, the youngster, envisioned all kinds of careers while growing up in Barrington Hills and playing three years of varsity tennis at Barrington High School (Class of 1990). But the vocation that ended up luring him more than the others was the one that required, more

Veteran’s Way

Former Army Ranger and private security contractor Kris “Tanto” Paronto had spoken at a 9-11 event in Nebraska this year when an Air Force veteran—blinking teardrops—approached. He had one question for Paronto, a post-traumatic stress disorder sufferer and a part of the CIA security team that responded to the terrorist attack on the US Special

Saffro Flair

Ask any female gymnast, past or present: What matters the most in a difficult balance beam routine? “Easy,” she’d likely tell you. “Sticking your routine. It is the event that requires the most mental focus and a minor fumble can make or break your performance. It’s all about maintaining control and leveraging your flexibility with

Accent on Excellence

Rob Hutson’s ears perked up 14 years ago. Way up. A native of Canada, he was in a golf clubhouse just outside of Barrington when he heard a familiar accent emanating from a group of men engaged in conversation. Somebody was speaking with a Canadian lilt. “Rob headed over to the group and asked, ‘OK,

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