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Song of Style

Kira Kessler has always loved expressing herself through fashion, from when she only dressed in pink or purple at three years old to now as the Co-CEO of family-owned clothing boutique Rock N Rags. For 20 years, Kessler’s father Steve Kessler owned CD City, a record store in Highland Park. With the rise of the

Let It Be Us

Eileen Turkot is a working mother to three young boys living in Barrington. She is also a licensed foster parent. When people hear that she fosters children, they often stop and tell her what she’s doing is amazing. “I always feel guilty when people say this to me,” says Turkot. “What they don’t know is

Road Warrior

The most impactful words a young Pat McKillen ever heard from his mother, Diane, at home in Tower Lakes weren’t, “Go to your room.” Nor were they, “Eat your vegetables.” They were, “Did you hear that?” “My mom liked to listen to music in our house when I was growing up,” recalls McKillen, a 2006

Dream Tarts

In Portugal, little egg custard tarts called Pastel de Nata are ubiquitous, found at every espresso stand or coffee shop. “We eat them every day there,” says Teresa Sousa, co-owner and spokeswoman for Inbictus Factory bakery. “They’re as popular as doughnuts are here.” Eggy desserts have been a Portuguese favorite since the 18th-century, thanks to

Barrington High School Alums Return For Christmas Sing-A-Long

Around town, it’s beginning to not only look, but sound, a lot like Christmas. The critically acclaimed Nancie Kozel Tobison, longtime former Barrington High School Choral director, will be leading a Christmas Carol Sing-A-Long at Barrington’s White House, on Sunday, December 19, from 3-4:40. Yes, the wonderful family tradition that was started back in 2019

Marketing Maven

Two years ago, Alicia Waters was living in Paris with her husband Dan and their two children, Ben (14) and Ruby (11), in a brief overseas stint for her husband’s job. The expat experience marked the first time the marketing executive had ever taken a break from working—she graduated from scooping ice cream in high

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