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Hawyard and Upward

Rock star. Wimbledon champion. Lawyer. Transactional lawyer, specifically. Bob Hayward, the youngster, envisioned all kinds of careers while growing up in Barrington Hills and playing three years of varsity tennis at Barrington High School (Class of 1990). But the vocation that ended up luring him more than the others was the one that required, more

Producing Partners

Utter the words “Sheridan Road” and the listener’s mind might conjure up images of stately homes and soaring high-rises or recall a vivid fashion shoot within the glossy pages of this magazine. Thanks to the efforts of Maryilene Blondell and Jim Kreutzer, the team behind Sheridan Road Productions—a Lake Forest-based international television and film development

Growing Community Organically

When Raheela Anwar was a young mother new to Winnetka more than two decades ago, neighbors encouraged her to visit Winnetka’s Community House as a way to meet other residents. “I had a three-year-old and a three-month-old and I was working all of the time,” says Anwar, a married mother of three and President and

A Star Is Born

After debuting her first album this year, accolades for Leikyn Bravo rolled in, including being named to New York Weekly’s Top 10 Females of 2021 in whose company on the list included Beyoncé. But to know Leikyn Bravo is to hear the sounds of her music. “My mom used to tell me stories from when

Power Player

Named one of the “coolest entrepreneurs in America” by Inc. magazine, a notable woman in healthcare by Crain’s Chicago, and an Amazon bestselling author, Winnetka-based Alyssa Rapp is a business leader to look up to. But she credits two of the Jewish elders in her life—her late grandfather Joseph and her stepfather Daniel—for being her

Saffro Flair

Ask any female gymnast, past or present: What matters the most in a difficult balance beam routine? “Easy,” she’d likely tell you. “Sticking your routine. It is the event that requires the most mental focus and a minor fumble can make or break your performance. It’s all about maintaining control and leveraging your flexibility with

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