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It’s March, and that means three things: St. Patrick’s Day, basketball brackets, and how much luck will play a role in both. As a sports psychologist, I know that when games hang in the balance, it isn’t physical prowess—or leprechauns—that tip the scales. It comes down to which player and team have the mental edge

Not long after a group of civic-minded women in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago established the Kenwood Social Service Club to support the work of the Infant Welfare Society in 1913, women in other parts of the city and suburbs expressed interest in forming their own groups. Glencoe, Wilmette, Winnetka, Hubbard Woods, and Hinsdale joined

It was while working as a prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office that Darby Hills developed a passion for children who face abuse and neglect. She also volunteered for a number of charities in Chicago where she learned up close how children are affected when their essential needs are not being met. Hills

DESPITE SPENDING 11 of his first 17 years in three different orphanages, the late Charles H. Walsh (also known as Chuck) described his childhood as a happy one. The Lake Forest resident went on to great success as a businessman, eventually joining Jerry Reinsdorf as a partner in the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox

Chris Nowinski isn’t a person who scares easily. He was a standout football player at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights and took his gridiron skills to college, where he played defensive tackle for Harvard and won All-Ivy honors. As Chris Harvard in the WWE, he didn’t bat an eye before jumping into the