Don’t let Maura Martinek fool you. This petite figure behind a desk is really a business dynamo. She may not move mountains, but she knows how to move you. Martinek is the president and CEO of M&M Movers of the North Shore, Inc., which she operates out of her Lake Forest home. Together with her […]
Despite the rain and chilly temperatures Sunday, an estimated 12,000 people gathered to witness the grand opening of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie. “Deeply in every person, the forces of light and darkness do battle. When the darker forces prevail, the capacity for evil rises. That must always be remembered and […]
By day, Jan Hartwell is the assistant general counsel for a global company. But by night, she dons her production cap and leads more than 90 cast members and 120 volunteers in one of the most anticipated shows of the year—the Woman’s Club of Evanston’s (WCE) Annual Benefit Show. The WCE is a group of […]
Until she was 40, Janet Meakin Poor played a lot of tennis and always had a project going with her children’s schools, the Junior League or her beloved Garden Club of America Winnetka Chapter. At 40, however, Poor switched gears and decided to pursue her passion for plants in earnest. She cobbled together a landscape […]
What’s a girl to do? The street needs repairing.The guy next door, who never wears a shirt and should, has ruined the neighborhood with that ugly fence.That new village ordinance prohibiting dogs who bark is outrageous.We need a “Stop” sign at that corner! The school board is doing what?!?
Sue Katz and Lisa Thurman, both Libertyville mothers of 2, are about to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their company, AmazingCosmetics. And what a decade it’s been … It all started in 1999 when Katz couldn’t find a concealer that she was happy with. She decided to create her own, and AmazingCosmetics was born. Thurman, […]
Riv Lynch of Highland Park keeps an elaborate list of top 100 things to do in her lifetime. It’s divided into categories, such as “Professional,” “Physical” and “Travel.” At 40 in 2008, she thought “take a ballet class” was one goal that would be deferred indefinitely … As it turns out, Lynch did learn how […]
Denise Kaplan of Northbrook calls her best friend Renae Charalab “the most amazing person I have ever known.” Kaplan, through her own experiences, saw the need to support families touched by biological brain disorders such as: anxiety, ADHD, depression,and bipolar disorder. Unfortunately, there is no “cure” or clear “treatment path” for these disorders; as a […]
Nancy Behles, who teaches primarily 3rd through 5th graders at the North Shore Art League, is one of the North Shore’s most dedicated art educators. Jason Miklik of Wilmette, who also teaches at the North Shore Art League, calls Behles “a teacher of genius.” “The sound basis of Nancy’s approach in education lays an empowering […]
“It’s wonderful to watch something snowball out of your passion,” declares Marcia Donager, at the beginning of our interview. “And Northbrook Citizens For Drug And Alcohol Awareness [NCDAA] is my passion.” With her lively grey-green eyes, short silver hair and flawless skin, the petite and stylish Donager makes following a passion look good. She discusses […]
