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Dream Believer

Luxury travel advisor ALYSSA PAZDAN lives with her family of five nestled between Barrington Hills and Lake Barrington. She’s been married to husband Dave for nearly 20 years and feels blessed to have three wonderful children—Carson (16), Lucciana (12), and Francesca (9), and their lovable Goldendoodle, Reagan. After moving around a lot as a youth

The Future Is Female

For sisters and Hinsdale natives Dominique and Gabrielle Roberts, the future is female. The duo co-founded Code Your Chances, a nonprofit organization that teaches young girls the importance of computer science and the opportunities they can create for themselves by learning to code, along with their namesake film studio Nikka & Ella Productions, where they

History Major

Mara Janess’ first day as a golfer was like a youngster’s bad Halloween day. The Barrington High School sophomore was nine years old at the time of her golf baptism. “What I wore that day was barely a golf outfit,” a smiling Janess recalls. “There’s a picture of me, right before I headed to a

An Illuminating Affair

On your mark, get set… set! For the 22nd consecutive year, the ladies of the Hinsdale Auxiliary of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago (IWS) will follow these directives for Tablescapes—a signature fundraiser that invites members to lend their imaginations to artfully arranged dining tables. The benefit, to be held at noon on March 22

Fermented Modernism

In November 2015, artist Michael Ball flew to Chicago from San Francisco to help his mentor ISz with a gallery exhibition in their joint hometown of Peoria, Illinois. The Friday before the Saturday opening, artist Wendy Thornycroft returned from two weeks in Japan determined to attend the show in support of her friend; that is,

A Win-Win

Highland Park’s Chris Falcon was born creative. He is a writer, artist, motivational speaker, fitness enthusiast, and host of The Rebel Mindset Podcast. Falcon recently added gym co-owner to his resume opening Glenview’s WIN Athletic Club. Founded on the beliefs that the fitness experience is better shared with like-minded people and a fitness plan works

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