February 2021
Featured
Story By Peter GianopulosPhotography by Karla BellandiIllustrations by Kevin Sterjo Over…
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Books
Between Two Kingdoms MemoirBy Suleika JaouadPublished by Random House A deeply moving…
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Better Together
From holiday gatherings to summer cookouts, if there was an important event in Katie…
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Discover
Aurora is the second-most populous city and has the second-largest Latino community in…
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Humanitarian
Women Build is an empowering annual event where women come together to raise walls, awareness,…
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Naperscene
In mid-December Animal Rescue Foundation (arf-il.org) reached a special milestone—1,000…
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Kudos
After ending the career break he took to concentrate on the daily needs of his four children,…
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Shop
Facemasks, health and wellness, and at-home cocktails were big trends of 2020—and all…
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Market
AlFresco FortOutdoor igloos are all the rage—set up your own backyard version with…
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Home
While Bruce George has designed many new construction projects, he was charged with creating…
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Openings
Amazon FreshThe shopping experience at this high-tech grocery store—the first of its…
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Recipe
Make a Michelin-star pastry chef’s famous weekend special By Aya Fukai Makes 5…
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Local Flavor
By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz HelloFresh, the world’s largest meal kit company, has agreed…
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Spotlight
With an empty auditorium amid what should have been a celebratory 10th Broadway series…
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Property
In June 2020, real estate agent Michael LaFido sold a Naperville home on Perkins Court…
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Living Well
Getting 12,000 views would be a major score for any teenager posting video content online.…
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Three Cities
Austin, Texas Commodore Perry Estate A 1928 Italianate mansion with formal gardens transformed…
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Journey
History buffs visiting Boston often come for the Freedom Trail, which traces the tale…
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Med Tech
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory are waiting for the delivery of Aurora 21,…
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By the Numbers
3rd Illinois’s ranking in a Filterbuy study looking at the U.S. states with the most…
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Details
After having a strong presence in 2012, cluster pendants left the public eye, replaced…
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Modern Fare
If you’re looking for a special dish for Valentine’s Day, chateaubriand from Perry’s…
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Farm Find
Although Tracey Vowell hasn’t been a chef for over a decade, her background at Frontera…
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Community
By Dana Moran and Anne Stern The coronavirus pandemic changed how we live and work—essentially…
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Develop
The long-anticipated (and slightly controversial due to the “Save Old Nichols Library”…
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Ask the Expert
Avoid plumbing disasters with these tips Winter’s frigid weather can wreak havoc on…
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