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SPREADING THEIR WINGS

“Being a mother, I love that I have the chance to stand up and protect other mothers and children,” says Winnetka’s Katherine Banich, who is co-chairing the WINGS Purple Tie Ball with Shanna Nikolic of Inverness on Saturday, October 26. “Shanna and I are hoping that guests will come and celebrate our survivors and help

GREATEST SHOW ON MIDDLE-EARTH

Alina Taber had been acting professionally since she was a teenager, so she knew going into the audition that rejection is just part of the game. But something about the role of Arwen in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s (CST) U.S. premiere of The Lord of the Rings—A Musical Tale felt right, like it was meant to

SWINGING INTO SUMMER

Here in the frozen tundra of the Midwest, we have to pack all the outdoor activities into summer because we know it won’t be long before winter will be whispering in our ears. In Hinsdale, Salt Creek Club has been providing opportunities for decades for extended families—grandparents, parents, kids—to get their splash on or take

HEALING HAITI

After a 2010 earthquake devastated much of Haiti, Sara Wasserman began volunteering on the ground there through J/P Haiti Relief Organization (now CORE), a nonprofit co-founded by the actor Sean Penn. Wasserman—daughter of acclaimed bass player Rob Wasserman, who passed away in 2016, and a musician, songwriter, and producer in her own right—was touched by

FAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

Caroline Smith has read The Great Gatsby five times and seen the 2013 movie version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel at least 10 times. “It’s my favorite book,” says Smith, a 2020 Barrington High School graduate and Indiana University senior-to-be who helped the Hoosiers capture the Big Ten Conference Women’s Golf Championship in the spring

FRESH HORIZONS

Chef Lee Kuebler cradles a tiny young goat in his arms—the two of them looking like figures in a Dutch realist painting. The little kid blinks and bleats, nuzzling for release to the cool pavement below. “He’s ready to explore,” laughs Kuebler, the executive chef at Elawa Farms who is shaping its first café. Hands

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