William Logan is a retired Evanston police chief and former director of safety at Evanston Township High School. During his career, and now in his retirement, Logan has made community service—particularly mentoring African-American youth—a high priority. He says the Rotary Club of Evanston has enabled him to make an important difference in the community by […]
Mary Stitt’s dual passions are literacy and polio eradication. After retiring as an elementary school principal, she joined Rotary. She’s gone on international immunization missions seven times, and counting. Mary Stitt served as principal of an Arlington Heights grade school for 25 years. After she retired in 1992, Olive Mary Stitt Elementary School was renamed […]
Shopping is twice as nice when you know it’s for a good cause. Here’s a great opportunity this weekend—grab a girlfriend and head to Saks Fifth Avenue in Highland Park for a special KIDSS for Kids event featuring 20-year-old Yali Derman and her line of Yali’s Carry On totes. Derman, now a nursing student at […]
Wilmette kids have a room of their own, thanks to Youth Connection.
Looking for a way to help end hunger? On Saturday, March 12 East Lake Academy needs 500 volunteers to help for just 2 hours on an assembly line to mix packs of dried nutritious food for starving children. The event, held at the school’s gym, is open to anyone in the community who registers through […]
Carolyn Gable takes supermom to a whole new level. Not only did this single mother of 7 kids build a $30 million dollar company out of her basement, but she launched a successful career as an author, motivator and CEO with just a high school diploma and a whole lot of determination. After graduating from […]
As the founder of the Golden Apple Awards and the Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL), Martin “Mike” Koldyke is probably the most effective education reform philanthropist in Chicago.
The next time you’re in a bad mood because the Metra train is late or someone steals your parking spot, don’t be surprised if a stranger hands you a small pewter heart. Since 2009, Northfield resident and social worker Jeanne Malnati has been handing out pewter hearts to unsuspecting people who seem like they’re going […]
In talking with Carole Browe Segal for her profile, it was apparent why she has been so successful. She’s smart and she trusts her instincts. And she’s generous. Here’s her advice for women who are thinking about starting their own business: Pursue your dream – If you don’t believe in it, you won’t be able […]
Founder and President, Designed2Date, Inc. Vernon Hills Beth McElroy had a traditional corporate career. After 15 years, she was Vice President of Human Resources for a large landscape company. But she was ready for a change. So, the single mother with a 14-year-old son did something very bold: She resigned. She knew she wanted to […]
