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A HEART FOR FAMILY

Several years ago, Hunter and Kristy Hamilton began exploring the possibility of adoption to grow their family. “We would receive emails alerting us of expectant mothers considering adoption,” Kristy says. “Each email would include a small snapshot of the expectant mother’s story and her motivation in choosing adoption. Every story was different and filled, at

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Longtime Hinsdale resident Lauren Ferrara Houder has always loved Italy. “My family came here from Italy in 1908 and started a bakery,” Houder tells Hinsdale Living of the old Italian bakery that is still thriving on Taylor Street in downtown Chicago. “Continuing Italian traditions in our lives is important to us. Our family still has

THE PRESERVATION OF BEAUTY

Longtime Hinsdale resident Natalie Saegesser adores the place her and her husband, three children and two dogs get to call home. “We love this house,” Saegesser tells Hinsdale Living of her sprawling 8,500 square foot home located in the heart of Hinsdale. “It has incredible character, and we love the location.” But when the Saegesser

SHINING BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND

The Hinsdale Junior Woman’s Club radiates as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. This March, HJWC invites guests to celebrate its diamond year by stepping back in time and reveling in the allure of Old Hollywood glamour with the dazzling theme: Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend. Each year, the HJWC Benefit is a celebration to

WINE, WOMEN & SHOES

In 1988, the idea to provide housing and intensive life-skills mentoring to families facing homelessness was met with a degree of skepticism. Many doubted that two businessmen could change how the community responded to and served families experiencing homelessness. But Mark Milligan and Bob Wahlgren created a visionary model, by not only renting an apartment

AN EVENING TO REMEMBER

On December 20, twenty-four young women from all over the Chicago area made their debut at the 66th Annual Presentation Ball presented by the Illinois Club for Catholic Women (ICCW). Debutantes were presented to the Archbishop of Chicago, His Eminence, Blase J. Cardinal Cupich. The orchestra played in the flower-filled Grand Ballroom of the Hilton

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