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Neighbor to Neighbor

Twenty one years ago, a group of like-minded community members met to collectively determine how to best meet the unmet (and many yet unknown) needs in our community—for however long needs existed. Their goal was lofty, but the dedicated initial group, consisting of Kim Duchossois, Jim Fitzgerald, David Nelson, Jim Lancaster, Glenn Reed, Norval Stephens,

Where the Heart Is

When Jane Coyne and her husband Mike Coyne moved into their 1935 pre-war Dutch Colonial in Hinsdale, the first room to get a makeover was the kitchen. “We set out to renovate the kitchen only but ended up updating the design of the rest of the rooms to complement it,” she explains. “Today, our kitchen

Pillars Community Health Ball

More than 300 guests joined co-chairs Paula Horvath and Becky Spratford at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace to raise funds for Pillars Community Health in February. Attendees raised $242,000 during the evening for the 99-year-old nonprofit’s health and social services programs in the western and southwestern suburbs of Chicago. Pillars Community Health also debuted an

An Affair to Remember

Eleven years ago, Sue Shattock and her family had just moved to Lake Forest from England. One day, she found herself flipping through a recent issue of Forest & Bluff and came across a story about Ragdale’s signature fundraising event Novel Affair. “That year, Ragdale hosted Elizabeth Stroud as one of its guest authors,” Shattock

Be My Galentine

MARCUS in downtown Hinsdale was filled with Valentine’s Day love in February during a festive evening hosted by Courtney Casey Interiors and Style Strategy. Guests sipped, shopped, and mingled, with a wine bar from Scout & Cellar and 20 percent of purchases were donated to the Simply from the Heart Foundation. courtneycaseyinteriors.com; stylestrategy.org

A Gilded Affair

Hundreds of guests flooded the ballroom in the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago in February for the Hinsdale Junior Woman’s Club’s (HJWC) annual fundraiser, A Gilded Affair. Guests grabbed a drink from the strolling champagne model before heading over to the casino games. The evening, which celebrated the club’s 70th anniversary, also featured angel dancers, a

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