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Steve Pemberton looks good in blue. It matches his eyes, a shade of cerulean quite like the sea waters off the coast of Portugal where some of his ancestors originated. The same blue twinkles up in the only little boy photo ever taken of Pemberton. Back then, in foster care, Pemberton knew nothing of his

Richard Gray Gallery (“Gray”), founded in Chicago in 1963, has sustained its focus on growth and change over the years, from the artists represented and exhibited, to the staff employed.  That’s why the recent hire of Director Laura Lester, sharing in that vision, marks both a personal and professional homecoming. Lester grew up in

Born to a Vietnamese mother and an American military contractor, Campbell’s life journey began in Saigon during the Vietnam War. Moving to the United States, Campbell grew up in mostly a single-parent household in Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg. After graduating from Hoffman Estates High School, Campbell matriculated to Mount Holyoke College and later attended Harvard

For a lovely Lake Forest couple with dreams of a backyard wedding, home really is where the heart is. To make their daughter Elizabeth’s wishes come true, Danny and Mary Dolan enlisted the help of Steven Valenti from North Shore event planning firm All Things Party to translate the Shelley Johnstone-designed interiors style of their

Loud noises rattle Mitchell Hill more than most. At 24-years-old, the Wilmette native endured 42 (and counting) MRI tests to ensure that a brain tumor, discovered when he was 2-years-old, has not returned. As anyone who’s had an MRI knows, the experience is jarring—stuffed into a tube, unable to move, nothing to distract your mind