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We’re all toting cameras these days, but not everyone is a photographer. True, the technology we hold in our hands can make even the most snapshotty picture look good. But there’s more to a photo than good looks. It’s not always easy to say what that is, but most of us know it when we

ODE TO JOYTIME

The rules were simple, but golden. “Never hurt anyone on the outside. Never hurt anyone on the inside.” Most importantly, “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” And it was these principles that guided Joytime, the little neighborhood school that Lake Forest College alumni Joy and Earle Hodgen opened in 1953. It

COAL MINER’S SON—AND GRANDSON

Longtime Lake Forest resident Bob Crawford is downright engaging for a reason. Make that, 17 reasons. That was the number of times he and his family moved before he graduated from Central High School in Philadelphia. Seventeen. “It shaped my personality,” the 85-year-old Crawford says of his peripatetic childhood. Crawford’s personality is a delightfully large

A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA

In an extraordinary and heartwarming collaboration, GiGi’s Playhouse, a nonprofit organization supporting those impacted by Down syndrome, has joined hands with Diamonds Direct, one of the nation’s leading diamond-importing and direct-to-consumer jewelry companies. Together, they have embarked on a transformative fundraiser to raise awareness of Down syndrome and to advance GiGi’s Playhouse’s mission of providing

THE BUZZ: DECEMBER 2023

SPARKLE LIGHT FESTIVAL RETURNS TO ROSEMONT’S IMPACT FIELD Sparkle Light Festival guests will stroll through five illuminated villages including the Frozen Forest, Snowflake Circle, Winter Wonderland, the North Pole, and Deck the Walls. Guests are invited to visit Santa Claus, iceskate with friends, enjoy free train rides on the “Holly Trolly” train, and go tubing

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