Living & Giving

The Lake Forest Chapter of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago hosted the opening night party to preview the 2023 Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens. More than 650 guests gathered to be the first to see the transformed estate and celebrate the work of more than 40 top interior designers and landscapers. The evening featured

Style maven Peyton Merrill launched Winnetka’s Bunny & Babe in the winter of 2020. Bunny Mellon and Babe Paley, two fashion icons and “It” girls, have inspired Peyton’s carefully curated collection of women’s ready-to-wear, shoes, accessories, and home. The shop has enjoyed such success that Merrill recently expanded its footprint. Guests were invited to celebrate

The Music Institute of Chicago welcomed 270 guests to its Annual Gala Benefit, which honored inspiring, trailblazing women in classical music and raised more than $1 million. Highlights of the evening included the presentation of the Dushkin Award to Marin Alsop, the Cultural Visionary Award for Chicago to Karen Gray-Krehbiel and John Krehbiel Jr., and

Under the stars of a beautiful evening at Northmoor Country Club in Highland Park, friends of Family Service of Glencoe (FSG) gathered to raise awareness of and funds for the organization at its largest fundraiser of the year. After the last paddle was raised and the last auction items claimed, more than $243,000 was raised

Cindy Bardes Galvin, the celebrated interior designer and owner of Maze Home, and her guests gathered at Le Colonial Lake Forest for a literary luncheon. The event presented a panel discussion of two books—Deborah Goodrich Royce’s Reef Road and Architecture & Design Palm Beach featuring Bardes Galvin’s design work. Panel host Alison McNally led the

Hyde Park Day School celebrated its annual gala at Bryn Mawr Country Club with a festive event co-chaired by Jo Aaron, Aimée Davis, and Kari Darmstadter. Guests of the event, The Stars Are Out At HPDS, enjoyed cocktails, dinner, and a silent and live auction and raised more than $200,000. Funds raised will support the