PLAN WITH CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM

2021 opens a new chapter in all of our lives. How you succeed this year, more than ever, largely depends on how well you deal with the hand you have been dealt, and on the things and events you can control.

We have strived to make this issue as useful and informative as possible. Of course, we all look with hope that new vaccines and the right decisions will help us bring COVID-19 under control, so that people can feel safe and return to more normal conditions that will allow people to get back to work and the economy to get moving again.

In the following pages, we are bringing you examples from government, business and civic leaders on how they have stepped up in 2020, and how they are planning for 2021. We have even brought you observations from you, our readers. In late December, we sent out a survey asking how the pandemic affected readers, and what they are doing to cope in 2021. We hope you will find the survey results interesting and informative.

In addition, we teamed up with Hinsdale Magazine columnist and Burr Ridge resident Jim Fannin, America’s “ZoneCoach®,” to bring you advice on how to make 2021 “your year.” This issue includes a Q-and-A with Jim on his approach to helping people, followed by four specific articles on getting yourself better focused, how to get along better with your significant other, how to stimulate your children to improve, and even tips on how to improve your business situation. Jim will be contributing observations and suggestions on a regular basis. We will also have exciting events to announce with Jim and Hinsdale Magazine, so stay tuned.

Contributing editor Mike Ellis recently spoke to Hinsdale village president Tom Cauley, Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso, and Clarendon Hills village manager Kevin Barr regarding the pandemic. These officials shared how their villages initially responded to the pandemic, how it has impacted the local business community, and their current outlook for 2021. continue their traditions and, in some cases, secure needed funds. From Salt Creek Ballet to the Hinsdale Historical Society, in this issue, you'll read about how various local organizations have modified their events in light of the pandemic.

Also, you will also read about a local success that has had a significant national impact. Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont was instrumental in getting COVID-19 vaccines developed, literally at “warp speed.” Hinsdale Magazine contributing editor Larry Atseff visited Argonne a year ago, and this update will share how the scientists and engineers in Lemont have been working long and hard to bring us all closer to vaccines that will make a major difference for the whole nation.

In “On the Water,” Hinsdale Magazine architecture and design editor Julie Jonlich spoke with Chris Kennedy, chair of Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises Inc., about the longawaited redevelopment of Chicago’s Wolf Point peninsula on the Chicago River, and the role the Kennedy family has played in being stewards of the land purchased by his grandfather Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. from Marshall Field after World War II.

In our financial section, The Barrett Group suggests you double-check your beneficiary designations for estate planning, which are often overlooked.

In “Giving Back,” Hinsdale resident Laurie McMahon explains how her son and daughter have gotten involved with DuPage Foundation's Next Generation Initiative, a program that introduces young people to philanthropy.

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Thank you for reading, and stay healthy and safe,

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2021

It’s your year! Jim

Fannin

Nationallyrenowned success coach offers expert advice

+Argonne National Laboratory makes major contributions Exclusive Interview with Chris Kennedy on Chicago’s Wolf Point Local Wonders: Morton Arboretum to COVID-19 vaccines

Scott Jonlich