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TINY DANCER

The lights go down, and the magic comes up. Samantha Barnett has been putting her dancing shoes on since she was 4 and her feet have never stopped. Dance offers so many wonderful benefits to students of all ages. In addition to the physical exercise, dance students get to experience the priceless feeling of community,

A Living Doll

Seldom will one find Rio Lewis without a book in her hands. “I love to read,” the 11-year-old with the beaming smile exclaims, adding, “Right now, I am re-reading the Keeper of the Lost Cities series of books because there’s a new volume coming out soon.” The Hinsdale Middle School student then pulls the massive

Celebrate the New Year with Style

The countdown to the new year is on and the stakes to throw an extraordinary party is high. Start 2023 off right by setting the stage for all celebrations to come, by hiring an event planner for your next event. Enter The Curated Concierge. Founded in 2020 by Amanda Corley, The Curated Concierge is a

Inspired by Family

Eric Shellenback is now 63 years old, a doting father of three, and a pioneer in the gluten-free industry. But during his time at Barrington High School, when he was known as “Shelly” by his baseball teammates, gluten-free food was neither something he knew about nor thought he would one day forge a career around.

NATURE’S CHILD

Lisa Solberg doesn’t do pretty. When she paints a canvas or creates an assemblage, the results can be complex. But she wouldn’t have it any other way. “I always see my work as a sort of natural explosion,” says the artist. “Sometimes the work has the energy of the explosion and sometimes it has the

LADY LIEUTENANT

Brigitte Nettesheim was just the third student from her high school—in Warsaw, a small West Central Illinois town—to be accepted to West Point, the United States Military Academy. Her guidance counselor, a mentor to Nettesheim throughout her four years of high school, had a son at West Point and was familiar with the application process

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