It’s not every day we see fathers dancing with their daughters on stage as part of their daughters’ dance performance. Then again, Chicago Ballet Arts (CBA) is no ordinary dance school and Leslie Saunders, of Glencoe, is no ordinary co-director. A non-profit, community outreach program, CBA serves a culturally diverse group of students ages three […]
Three numbers. 10 years since LUNGevity was founded. 7 passionate, committed North Shore residents committed to raising awareness and funds for lung cancer research. 1 LUNGevity founding member alive today. “That number underscores the importance of our mission,” says Mandy Holcomb, events manager and development associate for LUNGevity. “Of the original group of people to […]
“Dad bands” on the North Shore focus on fun and philanthropy. “Where are all the musicians?” asked Oscar Alcantara’s four-year-old son, Asher, when he walked into Hamilton Chang’s basement, only to find it empty. His father chuckled—this is where he regularly jams with the other dads from the neighborhood, while Asher and his two brothers […]
Ah, the great outdoors: Days spent hiking meandering wooded trails, evenings filled with campfire sing-alongs while roasting marshmallows. How far do you need to drive to enjoy such a rustic, outdoorsy experience? Try one mile from downtown Glencoe. The Little House of Glencoe, a cabin tucked into the woods in the Forest Preserve District of […]
Nathan Maier has spent 5 years zipping around the streets of Chicago and New York City as a professional bicycle messenger. The 32-year-old Winnetka resident has also wrestled with Bipolar disorder since 1998, when he was a sophomore at New York University. So when Maier learned of an opportunity to marry his passion for cycling […]
There was a lot of purple…on the tables, on the attendees, and of course a purple tie on Northwestern’s new president, Morty Schapiro, at the annual Northwestern Gridiron Network (NGN) auction on Saturday, April 24th. Over 400 fans, former football NU stars, parents of players, Big 10 Network hosts, head coach Pat Fitzgerald (pictured here […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
