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S’MORES AND MORE

Lake Forest Open Lands Association’s popular Cattails & Cocktails event supports its ongoing preservation programs. WALKING THROUGH THE Mellody Farm Nature Preserve on a bright spring morning, Tyler Lisenby stops to point: “This is where the tent will be,” he says, with a gesture to his right. Just steps behind, Heidi Clifton nods in agreement,

AND THE READERS ALL LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER

Barrington’s Katie Shober inspires a love of reading through her wildly popular Instagram account Beach Reads & Bubbly. When Barrington’s Katie Shober was a little girl, she loved to go to the library with her mom. “It was the greatest thing,” she recalls with her signature sparkle. “I remember thinking I was so rich. I

STITCH BY STITCH

Barrington native Jenny Welsh shares her love of needlepoint. A passion for something can come on suddenly, full-blown. At other times, it creeps up on us, and we may not even realize it until someone says, “Wow, you really like that, don’t you?” Sometimes, the thing we love entered our life at one point, retreated,

STUDENTS TEACHING—AND WARNING!—STUDENTS

Concerned Barrington High School students form the Josh Burks Foundation High School Council, hoping to do all they can to raise critical awareness about the dangers of fentanyl poisoning while honoring the life of a vibrant BHS graduate who died at the age of 20 after taking a counterfeit pill laced with the synthetic opioid.

BRIMMING WITH GRATITUDE

Veterans of Lake Barrington Shores can’t thank sponsors and the community enough for their help in raising more than $60,000 over the last few years for an LBS charter club that redistributes funds to several military support organizations. Jim Thompson was pushing a cart overflowing with toys in a Walmart one day when a woman—startled

DESIGNING THE SHORE

The North Shore’s famous design aesthetic is as eclectic as its stylish population. From grand historic estates that evoke European glamour to modern, lakefront manses that pair chic interiors with high-tech amenities, each home has an individual story to tell—stories that are often curated with the help of world-class experts. As the remote work trend

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