A Breath of Fresh Air–Phil Sheridan Helps Thousands of Kids Cope with Asthma
Most doctors want to avoid going to court—but not Phil Sheridan of Winnetka.
Dedicated Dads: Brian Paul
Brian and Francie Paul thought they were going to have a healthy baby. All the tests were normal.
The Cami Walker Story: How One Woman Controls MS Through Acts of Kindness
Cami Walker, who will be the keynote speaker at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Women on the Move Luncheon on May 27, had everything a woman in her early thirties dreams of. Newly married, she held a fulfilling job as a creative director with an ad agency. Then, one morning in 2006, she awoke […]
Evanston’s YEA! Festival To Feature the Work of 1,300 Youth Artists
Harvey Pranian wanted to give back his neighborhood. He realized, after all, that his clientele in Evanston and the surrounding area was supporting his art and antique business.
WGN Profiles the Work of Evanston Poet Barry Siegel—Watch the Video
Poet Barry Siegel was recently featured on WGN for the program he founded, Heartwords Workshop, which provides writing workshops to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Author Fern Schumer Chapman on Her New Book and Writing About Her Mom
It’s impossible for us to know who we truly are without knowing something of our mothers. That’s why Fern Schumer Chapman of Lake Bluff has spent years unraveling the enigma that is her mother, who was orphaned by the Holocaust. Chapman’s first book, “Motherland: Beyond the Holocaust: A Mother-Daughter Journey to Reclaim the Past” became […]
Putting the “Fun” in Fundraiser: Carnival of Caring
It’s what friends do for each other. When Lincolnshire resident Kate Arnold, a wife and mother of two young girls, learned her Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma had returned, a circle of more than 30 friends rallied to her side. Laurie Gens, a Buffalo Grove resident and close friend, wanted to make a big difference for Arnold and […]
A Better Outlook From A Horse–Equestrian Connection Gives Back to its Teenage Volunteers
We all know that volunteering feels good. But for the young adults helping out at Equestrian Connection, giving time does more than give back. It builds confidence and self-esteem, offers relief from adolescent pressures, and it reminds them all that life is good. Located on 10 acres in Lake Forest, Equestrian Connection is a not-for-profit […]
Inspiring Civic Involvement: The League of Women Voters
Intelligent. Motivated. Committed. Fun. These adjectives could all be used to describe the North Shore women who are involved with the League of Women Voters. In fact, Carrie Chapman Catt may have been the original MIB woman. On February 14, 1920, Catt founded the League of Women Voters in Chicago. Six months later, the 19th […]
Arlyn Miller of Glencoe Keeps Poetry Alive in Our Kids’ Classrooms
When poetry submissions from kids rolled in for Make It Better’s 2010 Poetry Contest, poet and guest judge Arlyn Miller started to tingle. “That’s my heart-grabber,” she says of kids writing poetry. A former lawyer and mother of three, Miller found a new calling in the last decade as a poet and a poetry teacher. […]
