Thomas Connors

6 days ago | jwcmedia.com | Thomas Connors

Gloria Groom has helmed many of the Art Institute of Chicago’s blockbuster exhibitions, including those dedicated to Monet, Manet, Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cezanne. Now, working with peers at Paris’ Musée d’Orsay and Los Angeles’ J. Paul Getty Museum, she’s turned her attention to Gustave Caillebotte, whom many museumgoers may know only by a single image—the monumental Paris Street; Rainy Day (1877).

6 days ago | jwcmedia.com | Thomas Connors

When bad things happen, adults often have no choice but to pick up the pieces and move on. But kids aren’t always equipped to do the same. They’re often at a loss to make sense of a shattering situation, especially when mom or dad is diagnosed with cancer. No matter how hard adults may try, when a household is upended, when daily schedules are disrupted, when there’s no time to sit and talk, children can feel very alone.

6 days ago | jwcmedia.com | Thomas Connors

According to philosopher William James, a country’s fortune is directly tied to the level of civic discourse between its citizens. “The nation blessed above all nations,” he wrote, “is she in whom the civic genius of the people does the saving day by day … by good temper between parties.” Through forums and events that create a culture of curiosity and bring thoughtful conversations into our daily lives, the North Shore Civic Club is heeding these words on a local level.

3 weeks ago | jwcmedia.com | Thomas Connors

A passion for something can come on suddenly, full-blown. At other times, it creeps up on us, and we may not even realize it until someone says, “Wow, you really like that, don’t you?” Sometimes, the thing we love entered our life at one point, retreated, and then reappears. Growing up in Barrington, Jennie Welsh learned needlepoint from her paternal grandmother. She picked up cross-stitching in college and later, learned to knit.

1 month ago | jwcmedia.com | Thomas Connors

Sleep-deprived. Overwhelmed. Humbled. That’s how Milena Djankovic and her husband were feeling as they navigated parenthood for the first time. “Caring for a colicky baby kept us in a constant cycle of comforting,” she remembers. “Rocking seemed to be the best solution to soothe our son, and I spent countless hours confined to the rocking chair in our nursery. This experience led me to search for a portable rocking solution that would offer greater versatility and convenience.