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SURF, SAND, AND STYLE: SPRING FASHION UNVEILED

As spring awakens along the tranquil shores of Lake Michigan, the shoreline’s wild beauty is a dramatic backdrop to a symphony of flowing fabrics, vibrant hues, and graceful silhouettes celebrating the season of renewal.

COUNTDOWN TO DERBY DAY

T he Kentucky Derby is known to many as “the most exciting two minutes in sports.” Thanks to the hard work and dedication of Hinsdale Auxiliary of Brightpoint, formerly Children’s Home + Aid, the day has a much longer lasting impact for children and families all over Illinois. Since 1955, members of this small but

GATSBY GIRLS

“I’m glad it’s a girl I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” That line from the first chapter of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic novel, The Great Gatsby, defines the character of Daisy Buchanan as everything he thinks the wealthy, privileged young women

FROM A DAY DREAM TO LATE NIGHT DREAMERS

“I told my sister, Taylor, at the end of 2023, it’s now or never. Let’s just do this,” says Alex Peck. By this, Peck was referring to the pajama company she and her older sister Taylor Boardman had been discussing since 2020. With five kids between the two of them—three for Peck and two for

POSITIVE YOUTH IMPACT STARTS HERE

Gathered around a table before the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northwest Suburbs (BGCNWS) “Youth of the Year” awards, board members Tom Roeser and Amy Wickstrom, and board president Susan Harkin are feeling celebratory. Three years after launching a $12 million campaign to fund a new youth Impact Center that will bridge needs in

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

It’s no coincidence that Barrington Youth & Family Services (BYFS) moved its offices to Applebee Street in the center of town. “When it was clear we needed more space, we chose a 107-year-old Victorian home to house our offices,” says BYFS executive director Betsy Wintringer. “We created a therapeutic setting that disarms people and makes

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