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Passionate About Public Service

Sean Nelson says he would do his job for free. Nelson is CEO of the Illinois YMCA Youth & Government, a statewide organization that provides hands-on, leadership opportunities for high school students. In 2020, approximately 1,000 students participated in the program—420 from DuPage County and the Western Suburbs. Each year, the program recreates state government;

Red Carpet Invitation

When Hinsdale residents Courtney Casey, Liz Yarger, and Juhl Patterson began brainstorming a theme for Hinsdale Junior Woman’s Club’s (HJWC) April 24 fundraiser, they imagined a chic, Hollywood-style, cocktail party in the city for 350 with a Grammys theme. Must-haves included musically infused energy, atmosphere, and a vibe that was both fabulous and fun. Planning

The Heart of A.R.T.

Hinsdale Center for Reproduction has been a main artery of Hinsdale’s heart for over 25 years. Since 1991, the clinic on Elm Street, led by Dr. Michael Hickey, owner and physician, alongside his wife, practicing nurse, Ann Hickey, helped couples become parents, building families, throughout the Chicago area. However, with Dr. Hickey’s sudden passing, Burr

Leddy is Ready

Tracy Leddy is not just another friendly face around town. Leddy is one of the many reasons residents of Hinsdale are exceptional. Not only does he live and work in this very town, but he gives back to local charities defining what community means. As a local resident for more than 18 years and a

Still Together, At Home

Friends of Prentice (FOP), a nonprofit organization working in partnership with Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women’s Hospital to fund innovative and leading-edge research benefitting the lives of women, raised nearly $600,000 at its annual fundraising benefit on Saturday, October 24. Themed Still Together, At Home, this is the first year that the gala was held virtually.

The Show Must Go On

Salt Creek Ballet has staged the longest running production of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker in the Chicago area—and nothing—not even a pandemic, will interrupt this achievement. “At Salt Creek Ballet, the love of the art form of dance is present in all of our students, and that love has transferred from generation to generation and culture

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