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When it comes to wealth management, individuals and families have a host of options to choose from to identify investment strategies and create intergenerational wealth. Yet, finding the right option that meets their financial needs, helps them reach their goals, mitigates risk, and ensures comfort that their money is in good hands can be a

For many of our clients, their biggest financial asset is their business. Many business owners, however, tend to regard their business and personal finances as a church-and-state situation and are hesitant to mix the two. The fact is, their personal and professional interests are very much intertwined. For example, how you plan to exit your

A long-time supporter of civic and cultural institutions and former CEO of Illinois Tool Works and The Marmon Group, John D. Nichols Jr., passed away quietly with his wife and two children by his side on June 14. Born in Shanghai, China on September 20, 1930, John’s mother took him and his sister to the

It’s not often that 77 acres of prime lakefront land goes up for grabs on the North Shore, but this happened in the late 2010s when the U.S. Navy went looking for a new owner for property it owned in Highland Park and Highwood. That very same parcel, among the few public ravines and blufftop

THE LOVE STORY OF Lake Bluff ’s Stephanie Russell and Alan Lindquist has the makings of a really good romcom. They met on a dance floor—on Valentine’s Day—and have been dancing ever since. “It does make for a great story,” says Russell, the outgoing president of the Town Club. “But it was truly our love

WHEN LAURA CALVERT stepped into the executive director role at Elawa Farm three years ago, her charge was clear—strengthen its connection to its neighbors. But just as Calvert’s plans were beginning to unfold, the global pandemic brought all of Elawa Farms’ initiatives to a halt. That was, until Elawa Farm was deemed an essential entity.