The hot pink gloves, cleats and sweatbands worn by the National Football League players in the October games to support Breast Cancer Awareness month didn’t diminish their tenacity, stamina or strength. And breast cancer didn’t diminish the tenacity, stamina and strength of Wilmette resident Ann Sciortino. Nor did it take her sense of humor. In […]
Somewhere around mile 6, the first pain set in. The heel, the calf, a small twinge in the knee. Plus, it was cold. And I couldn’t help it, the thought did enter my mind: Why am I doing this? Then I see him. David. The first thing I noticed was that he’s tethered to […]
There are women in this world who make it a better place simply by being in it. Winnetka’s Cindy Mancillas is just such a person. When Mancillas moved to Chicago after she was married in the early ’90s, following a career with Neiman Marcus’ corporate office in Dallas, she wanted to invest herself in a […]
Haven Youth Services has moved to a new location in Wilmette. After a recent flood, Haven was forced to move into temporary offices. Subsequently, Haven found a new place to call home. From left: Connie Berman, board member, Betsy fitzgerald, board member, Stuart Kraus Kopf, Haven board President, Dee-dee Block, Executive Director of Haven, […]
Kira Arney learned that she had a malignant brain tumor on her first day of sixth grade at Highcrest Middle School in 2004. This launched her into surgery and a life consumed by radiation, chemotherapy, transfusions and transplants. “Suddenly Kira had no control over her life,” her mother Katie Arney laments. Fortunately, her doctors at […]
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In response to the large decline in resources at our local food pantries and the increase in demand for such goods, The United Way has combined efforts with local businesses to coordinate a food drive that will support the following organizations: New Trier Township Food Pantry Moraine Township Food Pantry Hemenway United Methodist Church Food Pantry […]
If you’re like us– it’s been all Olympics, all the time! And this summer’s games have been just as exciting as we had hoped. For our 5 spotlighted local athletes, Beijing has been an incredible opportunity to showcase their talents; here’s how our ones-to-watch have fared: Lake Forest’s Matt Grevers took the Silver Medal in […]
Want to understand the power of a good idea, implemented with passion, to create a better future for thousands of young people? A visit to the Math & Science Academy, one of the Perspectives Charter Schools on the South Side of Chicago, will make it easy for you.
