Country Vs. Town

COUNTRY VS. TOWN: NATALIE KELLY

Growing up in nearby McHenry, Natalie Kelly’s mom’s love of Barrington resulted in frequent visits to our charming town. After meeting her future husband in the 7th grade and becoming high school sweethearts, the couple attended the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, married in 2016 at Saint Anne’s, and moved to

COUNTRY VS. TOWN: RIA HOBAN

RIA HOBAN was born and raised in the Philippines, where she spent most of her childhood at her family’s resort in Boracay Island. Her grandmother’s family, the Tirols, repurposed the island’s focus from copra (coconut oil) production and farming to tourism when they built resorts that were all initially run on generators. Ria’s father opened

COUNTRY VS. TOWN: MELANIE WOKWICZ

Since her childhood, South Barrington’s Melanie Wokwicz has felt most content and useful when helping others. This guiding force led her to a career as a physical therapist, which merged her need to help others with her love of physical activity. After several years of staying home to care for her kids, she started her

COUNTRY VS. TOWN: GABRIELA GARCIA

GABRIELA GARCIA spent her early childhood in Lincoln Park before moving to Lubbock, Texas, where her dad worked as a civil engineer. Her mom used that time to attend Texas Tech to earn her law degree. Eventually, they moved back to the Chicagoland area. Gabriela grew up with a love of reading, writing, and music.

COUNTRY VS. TOWN: MEGAN MCKILLEN

Megan McKillen grew up in the southwest suburbs but knew she didn’t have a chance of moving back south after her now husband invited her to her first Fourth of July in the town where he grew up, Tower Lakes. She immediately fell in love with the north side and not even her parents could

COUNTRY VS. TOWN: MICHELLE RILEY

Michelle Riley grew up in the Pacific Northwest, splitting time between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, where her dad lived after her parents’ divorce. “I was fortunate to have two incredible families. Alongside my parents, stepmom and stepdad, I have three half-siblings; Lesley, Mike, and Patrick, and my stepdad’s large Lebanese family, all of whom

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