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'Trey' Magnifique

Bob O’Connell’s path to the purchase of his first work of art—and, ultimately, a fascinating career as an international art detective—began with a $20 bill and an order from his mother, Carole, who had handed the cash to her then-13- year-old son at Cinderella City Mall in Englewood, Colorado in the 1970s. Mom’s order to

Shore Vs. City: May 2021

KATHERINE BANICH IS ON A MISSION TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT WINGS, AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES AN ESCAPE ROUTE FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN. THE WINNETKA MOM OF TWO CO-CHAIRED THE WINGS 2020 SWEET HOME CHICAGO VIRTUAL BENEFIT IN A YEAR THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SKYROCKETED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. THIS YEAR, THE 18TH

Well Schooled Best In Class

A few framed photographs of Alex Sheridan’s late grandfather Henry Sheridan hang behind his desk at Lake Forest Country Day School (LFCDS). Henry, an immigrant from Vienna, Austria, changed his surname to Sheridan in 1940 after volunteering to join the U.S. Army. The history of Civil War Union General Philip Henry Sheridan—a certain iconic road

Bold, Vibrant, And New: Up Your Tablescape Game This Spring

If you happen to find yourself at O’Hare airport at 4:30 on a given morning, you may run into Barrington Flower Shop owner, Glen Egeland. “Growers overseas have experienced staffing problems this past year due to COVID-19, so now certain flowers only come in on certain days,” says Egeland who has been in the flower

Down To Earth

Nearly two decades ago, Wendy Abrams founded a nonprofit called Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet. Highland Park has always been home base for Abrams, the place where she both grew up and raised her own family. Her environmental work, however, has expanded its reach to national and even international platforms. She has

Women In Science

Earlier this year, American conservationist Kristine (Kris) McDivitt Tompkins helped reintroduce the jaguar to Argentina’s Iberá wetlands— 70 years after hunting and habitat loss drove the species to extinction—through Rewilding Argentina, the partner organization to Tompkins Conversation, which Tompkins co-founded with her late husband, Doug. Mariua, an adult jaguar who was rescued as an orphan

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