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A Timeless Vessel

PAOLO VENINI, a Milanese lawyer and an immensely talented designer and visionary, founded his glassware company on the island of Murano in 1921 with Giacomo Cappellin, a Venetian antique dealer. The partnership split, but Venini set up shop on his own in 1925, and her one of the few Italian manufacturers of applied art invited

For Lisa Kolavennu, It’s Personal

Just before she started working at Wellness House more than a decade ago, Lisa Kolavennu’s father was diagnosed with cancer. As Executive Director of Wellness House in Hinsdale, she brings that experience to work with her every day. “I’ve worked for nonprofit organizations since graduate school, and I’ve been a Wellness House now for 13

Soul Harbour Ranch

With a combination of grit and determination, a little bit of luck and a lot of love, Jodie Diegel, founder of Soul Harbour Ranch Therapy Program, is literally living her dream life. She has created an organization that uses therapy dogs, miniature therapy horses and miniature therapy donkeys to share a lot of SOUL

A Faithful Leader

Whenever Kenneth A. Mines is anywhere near his grandsons Chase, 13, and Dylan, 11, the former civil rights attorney and forever civil rights leader must think, “Life does not get much better than this.” Their presence brings pure joy to the 91-year-old Mines, a Highland Park resident since 1972, and a man who has vivid

A Journey to Wellness

YOU WOULD BE hard pressed to find someone who embodies all things health and wellness more than Lake Forest’s Dena Dodd Perry. Describing herself as a healthy lifestyle engineer, Perry works as both an integrative health coach and a certified yoga instructor. Over the years, she has incorporated her wealth of knowledge in a variety

Vision of Hope

IT’S THE SMALL MOMENTS in life that make the greatest impression, and for Kate Jackson, it may have been those Saturday mornings in 1980s-era Silicon Valley she spent driving out to Mom’s office. There were no ballet classes. No soccer camps. And yet watching her mother—who worked with the Small Business Administration to help fund

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