Celebrate the moms and mother figures in your life while supporting local, primarily female-owned businesses throughout the North Shore and Chicago. From classic chocolate and flowers to spa days and wine sets, this local gift guide has 10 great gifts to show appreciation for the moms in your life. Kohler Chocolates Lincoln Park Kohler Original […]
Commitment to anti-racism and equity at any institution has to go beyond buzzwords and social media posts. It has to be something that is insisted upon and shown in day-to-day practices. The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago recognizes this, and that is why they are actualizing for a second year the “21 Days of Equity Challenge.” […]
Between gardens, lakes and the city’s overall cleanliness, Chicagoans don’t have to look far on Earth Day to witness the city’s beauty. What’s more, it’s in great thanks to these natural wonders that Chicago was voted the most beautiful city in the U.S. by Timeout in 2021. With tulip season in full swing, Chicago once […]
By The Hand, a nonprofit organization that serves more than 1,600 kids in under-resourced neighborhoods around Chicago, is receiving a transformative $1 million donation from the Kenilworth Union Church’s Gilbert and Marlene Bowen Christian Outreach Fund.
Green Bay Road will soon get a touch of Pacific Coast Highway. California-based home-furnishings and -decor brand Serena & Lily is set to open its first suburban-Chicago store at 1070 Gage Street, the corner building in Winnetka that was most recently occupied by Jos. A. Bank. The project and its renovations received the go-ahead on […]
Make It Better Media Group recently hosted “Leadership Lessons,” a virtual Founder’s Fireside Chat moderated by Susan Noyes, founder of Make It Better Media Group, featuring Dorri McWhorter, president of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago and Michelle T. Boone, president of the Poetry Foundation. During this fireside, the two speakers gave insightful career advice and […]
Earlier this month, Exec Club Chicago’s 77 Forum hosted “A City For All – Grassroots Growth and Winning Opportunities.” The virtual discussion, moderated by Dahleen Glanton, senior advisor at Kivvit, featured the leaders of several Chicago-area grassroots organizations. Over the course of an hour, they discussed the importance of community engagement and promoting economic investment in […]
In 2011, Julie and Michael Tracy’s high-school-age son John, who has autism, experienced a severe mental health crisis that required hospitalization. Looking ahead, the Tracys knew John needed support making the transition to adulthood, and they began a nationwide search for programs with residential, social and vocational opportunities. Not finding exactly what they wanted, they […]
American writer Mark Twain once described golf as a “good walk spoiled.” Considering that most courses require strolling 3 to 6 miles (depending on course length or how much you wander searching for lost balls) however, the game contributes rewarding benefits to one’s physical and mental wellbeing — regardless of the final number on the […]
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