Tricia Despres

HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Longtime Lake Bluff resident Julie Eckert has always loved Christmas. “I love the music,” Eckert says. “I love trees with lights. I love a festive table. I love a fire. I love the movies. I love the Christmas cards.” And while the list filled with her adoration for her favorite holiday could go on, Eckert

SOLES FOR THE SOUL

Joshua Beniek can still remember it like it was yesterday. “My brother Shane and I were getting ready to go into Barrington Middle School,” recalls Beniek. “We were at Woodfield Mall and both wanted a pair of basketball shoes that we could wear as an everyday shoe.” Beniek returned home that day with a pair

SOOTHING THE SOUL

The relentless back pain began when Wendy Hutton was just a teenager growing up in St. Louis. “From a very young age, I saw the powerful benefits of chiropractic care”, says the mother of three from the back deck of her family’s Barrington home. “That’s why I decided I wanted to be behind the care.”

BLOOMIN’ BEAUTIES

Gina Scola simply can’t wait for summer to arrive. “I have a raised planter bed, and every year I grow my own tomatoes and make homemade spaghetti sauce from all my tomatoes,” the South Barrington resident exclaims. “I’m Italian. I love to cook.” Scola not only loves to tend to the garden in which those

THE BRIGHTEST GEM OF THE MIDWEST

It’s always a good idea to keep your eyes wide open when in Rosemont, as you just never know who you might see walking right next to you. “Especially on the weekends, I often will get a message from our security team saying that some big superstar performing at the Allstate Arena or at Joe’s

MORE THAN JUST A GAME

Long before the lawn chairs are set up and the spectators arrive, the Barrington Fillies 9U softball team takes the field for yet another practice, ready to conquer a new set of physical and mental drills and skills specifically designed to prepare them for the big game. And waiting for them is their coach, Lisa

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