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#HASHTAG: COURTNEY WRIGHT

COURTNEY WRIGHT values helping people and believes in “the grind.” An entrepreneur, podcast host, innovator, problem solver, wife, and mother, Wright wears many hats—the first of which goes on in the wee hours of the morning. Wright has come far since her days at Lake Forest College, but her drive, her tenacity, and her will

THE MAESTRO

For one inning circa 2006, during a Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Stephen Alltop sat behind a legend in the press box. The music director of both the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra and Apollo Chorus of Chicago watched. And listened. And … tingled.

THE BUZZ: MARCH 2023

ART OBJECTIVE Chicago native KATHY TASLITZ is a renowned artist and designer, creating art, museum-quality furniture, lighting, and decorative objects favored by architects, designers, and collectors. She entwines her worlds of art and design to explore humanity’s collective experience through the themes of pop culture, technology, and the natural world, often through a female lens.

FRAMING MOMENTS

A page torn from that notebook you bought in Paris, filled with scribbles only decipherable to you. A child’s first grade art project. A faded photo of the great-grandmother you’ve heard stories about, but never met. These are the artifacts of our lives, the incidental ephemera that tends to accumulate in drawers or boxes, which

PROTECTING TOMORROW TODAY

Having a secure financial future is no easy feat. Often, individuals and families find financial planning daunting and have little idea where to begin. The stakes are even higher for families whose loved ones have disabilities. Barrington resident Mary Anne Ehlert, founder and president of Protected Tomorrows, works with families to financially protect members who

LAYERED

Colorful, joyful, abstract, and thought-provoking are just a few words that describe artist Karen Ross’ body of work. Ross’ encaustic paintings, named for the ancient art form in which pigments are mixed with hot wax, ignite the senses and invite introspection. When viewing Ross’ works, one catches the faint aroma of beeswax while contemplating her

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