Thomas Connors

TALE OF A LAKEFRONT MANOR

When New York newspaper publisher Horace Greeley urged ambitious young men to “Go West” in 1865, they didn’t have to travel all the way to California to make their fortunes. Massachusetts-born Marshall Field and Virginian Cyrus McCormick had already set up shop in Chicago and many more followed before the turn of the century, including

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN

“It was a match made in heaven,” says Lee Thinnes, owner and principal designer of Lee’s Antiques & Interiors LLC. “My client had purchased a very large home, because her mother was moving in, along with her extensive collection of art and antiques. I’ve been an antique dealer for 18 years, specializing in late 19th

HOUSE CALL

It is not always easy to remember how we got from A to B, when it was that we knew what we wanted to do with our lives. The universe throws a lot of options— and obstacles our way—so it’s no wonder if we must stop to think, “How did I get here?” But for

THERE ARE SECOND ACTS IN AMERICAN LIFE

A career in advertising. It’s what Lisa Wolfe always wanted. Until it wasn’t. “I had known that was what I wanted to do since I was in high school,” recalls Wolfe, a Lake Forest resident. “To have that kind of clarity at 15 was pretty remarkable, but once I got into the industry, I realized

IF I HAD A HAMMER

Thirty-two years ago, Jeff Lynch was working as a building project manager, going from gig to gig working for two different general contractors over several years. He liked the position but, after his last two employers failed, he found himself looking for work. Feeling secure in his skill set, Jeff began to think of starting

LIVING AND WORKING IN STYLE

Going all white could scream minimalism with a capital M, but there’s nothing missing from the home and studio Pam Maher has created for herself in Chicago’s West Town. The timber and brick loft needed some serious TLC when the veteran designer bought it and, from the start, she knew a neutral palette was the

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