Back in high school, Jen Cupani played clarinet in Stevenson's marching band and was a member of its dance program -- and her love of the performing arts only grew from there. Just last month, Cupani was named interim artistic director at the Metropolis Performing...

Joe Pietro still thinks of 129 as his lucky number. It was his draft number coming out of high school and sure enough he was drafted into the Army to serve during the Vietnam War. Though he would spend less than 18 months in Vietnam, and never saw any combat duty, the...

Buying a restaurant in the middle of the pandemic might not be everyone's cup of tea, but for Tim and Stacey Grodek of Rolling Meadows, well, they threw caution to the wind. They took over Peggy Kinnane's Irish Restaurant & Pub in June, 2021 and they haven't...

These Conant High School students had a lot to celebrate after completing a recent 5K in Busse Woods. Not only did they organize the event, but they raised enough money to provide access to clean water for an entire province in Kenya. Credit junior Shiven Patel of...

Paul Petricca of Arlington Heights has held several high level jobs in marketing, sales and business development, but through it all he held tightly to his true passion: hitting. That’s right, hitting, as in hitting a baseball or softball. Over the last 25 years...

John Bostrom of Arlington Heights still remembers when he quit playing college basketball to spend more time as an intern with the Chicago Bears. It was in 1985 and he was a junior at Lake Forest College. He worked so hard, he was tapped to be part of the advance team...

Samantha Springer of Prospect Heights is a middle blocker on the Wheeling High School volleyball team, and she leads her section in the school’s gospel choir. But she has another passion among her many interests: thrifting. This enterprising senior kicked off a...

The future is in good hands if the newest Eagle Scouts at Saint Viator High School are any indication. They have determination and drive, and not surprisingly they are helping to lead the boys' cross country team. Alex Gasey, Finn and P.J. McLeod all are residents of...

Barb Granado and her comfort dog, Hannah, never get used to it: looking into the face of terrible grief. But for the last 10 years, they have done just that in their roles with the Comfort Dog Ministry of Lutheran Church Charities. Just this week, Granado and Hannah...

George Drost is a founding partner of the Arlington Heights-based law firm, Drost, Kivlahan, McMahon & O’Connor and he has been a driving force in the firm’s involvement in the community over the last 35 years. At the same time, he has been just as passionate...