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A BRIDGE TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Lori Consadori Lucchetti’s favorite example of the American spirit played out warmly after Winnetkan and philanthropist Ann Balusek read a Chicago Tribune feature about political refugee Ahlam Al-Jebory. Al-Jebory had arrived in the Chicago area in 2008 following a harrowing ordeal in her native Iraq and later in Syria. She fled her country after being

#HASHTAG: KATHERINE BANICH

Winnetka’s KATHERINE BANICH likes a party with a purpose. In the last three years, she’s chaired four fundraisers for WINGS, a nonprofit that provides shelter, support, and counseling for those fleeing domestic violence. Last June, she chaired the inaugural WINGS North Shore Ladies Luncheon and then in December, WINGS 19th annual Sweet Home Chicago, a

EDGAR GOES TO WASHINGTON

Imagine living with a certain medical condition and making 180 more decisions each day about your health than someone without that condition. Diabetes research conducted at Stanford University reported that startling finding. Thirteen-year-old Lake Bluff resident Edgar Kelley doesn’t have to envision such an arduous day. He was 11 when he was diagnosed with type

#HASHTAG: TARA MAHER

After a career of teaching others that the sky’s not the limit, but a place for achieving dreams, former flight attendant trainer TARA MAHER of Winnetka plays a new role. Maher channels her energy into elevating and connecting fellow writers as the Director of Community Outreach & Engagement for the Off Campus Writers’ Workshop of

#HASHTAG: MINDY TURITZ

Winnetka’s MINDY TURITZ spent her childhood cutting up fashion magazines to make collages for her room in Kansas. Post college, she set her sights on New York City where she spent the next ten years building a career in marketing and brand strategy for brands like Polo Ralph Lauren and Chanel. “I loved seeing new

MARKET MAVEN

Movies and popcorn. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Wimbledon and strawberries and cream. Fantastic tandems, for sure. Then there’s the pairing of the Lake Bluff Farmers Market and Kathleen “Gridley” Swanton. This one takes the halo in any match-made-in-heaven contest. “I’m the lady you’ll see under the flowered tent at our Lake Bluff Farmers Market,”

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