Love for Life: Kerry and Sarah Wood
“Our love story is ongoing,” Kerry Wood declares with an appreciative glance at his wife, Sarah, seated next to him.
Dark Side of Domestic Life
Domestic violence is too often a secret, dark side of marriage—even in affluent communities like ours.
Slammers Sports Scores For Special Needs Youth
Glenbrook South student Maddy Halamaj loves sports. But for Maddy and her friends with special needs, school and club teams, with their intense competition and physical play, are not a good fit. Years ago, Dan Sabol and David Palmer found their kids facing the same predicament. Discouraged at the lack of options for sports-loving special […]
Quick and Easy: A Valentine's Gift that Gives Back
Give a Valentine’s Day gift that benefits children in Kenya. Acacia Creations is a fair trade company based in Nairobi, Kenya, that has been creating and selling handmade merchandise out of recycled materials since 2007. Their products range from jewelry made out of recycled glass and magazines to tableware made from recycled paper and […]
Spectacular Wine Dinners at Lyric Opera Wine Auction 2012
Once every three years, the Lyric Opera of Chicago presents its Wine Auction, a highly anticipated event for lovers of fine wine and luxury living. The 10th triennial auction event, chaired by our very own Susan Blankenbaker Noyes, founder of Make It Better Media, will be held on Friday, February 10th and will feature wine […]
Mighty Magners: Finding Hope for Kids with Cystic Fibrosis
When Casey and Jackie Magner’s son John was a toddler, they discovered he had cystic fibrosis. This life-threatening genetic disease causes mucus to build up and clog some of the organs in the body, particularly the lungs and pancreas. The Winnetka family immediately tested their three other children, and discovered that their youngest, Matthew, also […]
Quick and Easy: Sole Search
You may no longer need that pair of sneakers that you only wore a couple of times, but chances are, someone else in the world does. When Mona Purdy traveled to Central America in 1999, she was appalled when she saw that village children were at risk for infections leading to amputation simply because they […]
Quick and Easy: Highland Park Teen Creates Snow Shoveling Service
Chicago snowstorms are notoriously brutal, and we have all clocked in hours of grueling shoveling just to see our sidewalks. But this task is particularly challenging for those who, for a number of circumstances, cannot do the job themselves. Highland Park teen Alex Gordon has thought of a way to turn this dreadful, and […]
Salute Our Veterans By Building Homes
The troops may be back, but some soldiers, like Army SGT Cameron Crouch, must cope with permanent disabilities. Crouch lost both of his legs while on duty in Iraq, and his disability has made it hard for him to maneuver through his home, especially his bedroom and bathroom. But this story will have a happy ending […]
Vickie Marasco: Following Her Heart, Nurturing Art and Others
Art and her heart have led Vickie Marasco to diverse, interesting places.
