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Mind Over Matter

Once upon a time, Chicago-based health coach Linda Arrandt struggled with everything from weight gain and digestive disorders to insomnia and autoimmune disease. Now, at 59, she says she feels better than she did in her 20s and 30s, all thanks to a health and wellness journey that began decades ago. In her early 20s,

Fine Results At Refined

Parents have encouraged their kids to do it. Personal trainers often remind their clients to do it. And dogs, desperate to go out for a walk, would bark the same four words to their owners—if only they had the ability to pronounce them. The plea? “Get off the couch.” But Eric Smoot Hemphill—co-owner of Wilmette’s

Country Vs. Town: February 2022

Hinsdale psychologist DR. COLLEEN NAPLETON is passionate about helping others not only survive but thrive in their lives. She started her psychology private practice group more than 10 years ago with the mission to help people with all the complex things life throws at them. Colleen has always been “the helper,” even from an early age,

Mother of Invention

With 2022 officially underway, Hinsdale’s Leslie Danford can hardly believe how much can change in a year. For her, it included a new home, a new baby, and a new business. Before the world had shutdown, Danford had accepted a new job with SoftBank-backed OYO Hotels. At the time, she had three young boys and

Mix Master

If you were a kid who liked to listen to the radio in the 80s, Chicago was the town to do it in. “I have always loved music,” says Vince Garcia of Hoffman Estates, recalling stories of doing Michael Jackson’s famous moonwalk almost as soon as he took his first steps. “When I was in

Students Today, CEOs Tomorrow

The future is brighter thanks to students taking the Business Incubator and Accelerator Program at Barrington High School. These progressive courses, centered around entrepreneurship, are offered to sophomores, juniors, and seniors, who are taught the art of business from ideation to execution, and everything in between. Led by Business Incubator teacher, Hagop Soulakian, this course

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