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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

Country Vs Town: Vanessa Favia

Vanessa Favia grew up in small town Indiana and moved to Chicago to earn a degree in marketing. Upon the recommendation of her sister-in-law, she and her husband Frank moved to Hinsdale with their son in 2015; her daughter was born one year later. Favia, who spent a decade in sales, now splits her time between

Hats Off

For nearly 45 years, the Hinsdale Historical Society (HHS) has been the bridge between Hinsdale’s past, present, and future. Maintaining a vast collection of historic archives, oral histories, and photographs, the nonprofit entity is a vital part of preserving Hinsdale’s architectural legacy. From The Hinsdale History Museum to Immanuel Hall and the R. Harold Zook

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