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QUINTESSENTIAL COUNTRY THE STATS This former one-room schoolroom (circa 1842) with historical status is situated on 1.57 acres in Barrington Hills—offering three bedrooms and two baths within 2,094-square-feet that exudes vintage charm. It’s been meticulously updated with chef’s kitchen, Viking range, butcher block island, vintage cabinetry, original hardwood flooring, and farmhouse sink. A lavish custom

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Culture Crave Head downtown for a dose of cultural enrichment with Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of Emma. Artistic Director Barbara Gaines stages an enchanting musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel. This lush period production features one of literature’s most fiercely independent heroines—privileged, pampered, and preoccupied with romance, Emma Woodhouse—played by Lora Lee Gayer, who has appeared on Broadway

Lovespeaks

How would you start your story in 10 words or less? What are the words you would choose to capture who you are and the purpose of your life? Those are the questions Sally Lou Loveman poses to the audience of lovespeaks, the business she founded to connect audiences with their greatest talents and to

Rino Burdi Is A Man Of Style

At the tender age of 10, Burr Ridge’s Rino Burdi tagged along to work with his father, Alfonso. The rest, as they say, is history. Today, Burdi runs the day-to-day operations of the family’s namesake luxury Italian menswear brand, Burdi, which he took over from Alfonso in 1995. “You could say I was born into

Gilded Giving

The year was 1949. After years of hardship during the depression and World War II, America was back on its feet. Families settled into new homes, and the post-war baby boom began. Membership in organizations where women could connect outside of the home—both socially and for the philanthropic good of their communities—also blossomed. The Woman’s

Sparkling New Digs

Joseph F. Lizzadro, Sr. was a rock hound from his youth. As an adult, lapidary—the art of cutting and polishing stones and mounting them in jewelry or metalwork settings—became his passion. First a hobbyist, then a collector, Lizzadro would go on to found the world’s largest museum dedicated to hand-carved stone, minerals, and gemstones. On

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