Country Magazine

Barrington Hills native Loren Jaynes is living her dream life, just in a new way. A stay-at-home mom to three boys, the avid tennis player enjoyed volunteering at Countryside Elementary School, served on the board of Barrington’s Kaleidoscope Art School, and worked out with her friends at Pure Barre in Deer Park. But now, her

Brandon Delfino and Chris McNelly met at Lake Forest High School and have been friends ever since. The two graduated from the University of Iowa a year apart. Delfino went into business for himself while McNelly worked for a freight brokerage company and learned the ins and outs of customer service. In 2015, they decided

“Fall. That’s my favorite season,” says Crystal Lake’s Soil & Spade owner Heather Moister. “You know why? Because spring is a growing season. When we’re installing our pots in the spring, plants are still small and mostly green. But when we create our pots in the fall, our plants have had all summer to grow—all