Hinsdale Magazine September 2015

Burr Ridge songwriter and author

JIM PETERIK ‘Through the Eye of the Tiger’

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SEPTEMBER

2015

features

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PUBLISHERS PROFILE Jim Peterik ‘Through the Eye of the Tiger’

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SPOTLIGHT

Hinsdale Series Part III: Future of the Village

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POLO 2015

Highlights from Lions Clubs, International Polo and British Day events

FOUNDER & PUBLISHER

Scott Jonlich

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Mike Ellis

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Cheryl Chrzanowski Julia Sinogeikina COLUMNISTS

Jim Doehring Jim Fannin Errol Janusz Dan Meyer CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Cydney Cape Kerrie Kennedy Haleigh Monyek

FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS

Kyle Hampson Karen Hood Marco Nunez Jim Prisching Thomas Reinacher

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10 LEADING OFF 10U All-Stars win state

24 CELEBRATIONS GUIDE The “new traditional” Merry tales

36 HINSDALE WOMAN Published author Christine Trainer

44 INSIDE 60521

Everyday hero Arts to grow at The Community House

52 GIVING BACK Ducks Unlimited

56 DINING & ENTERTAINMENT

Rising stars, old favorites and new finds

60 THEATER & ARTS Revolution revisited

62 TECH KNOW

“Welcome, Windows 10” by Errol Janusz

64 PEAK PERFORMANCE

“Champions use ‘AAA’ to win” by Jim Fannin

66 SPIRITUAL INSIGHT

“The Monday minister” by Dan Meyer

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Musician, songwriter and producer Jim Peterik Photography by Marco Nunez

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LEADING OFF

2015 9-10 YEAR OLD ILLINOIS CHAMPIONS Coaches (left to right) Ric Phillips, Anthony Waelter, Jim Smith, Richard Eck; Players (left to right) Evan Phillips, Max Merlo, Reece Kolke, Andreas Waelter, Ben Oosterbann , Grant Davis, Max Williams, Emerson Eck, Joe Boggs, Aiden Schakart, Lucas Smith; Not pictured, Zach Hayes

10U ALL-STARS WIN STATE Photography by Marco Nunez

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he Hinsdale 10U All-Stars captured the 9-10 year old state championship in River Forest on Aug. 6. After winning its previous four games entering the title game, Hinsdale overpowered its Quad Cities opponents from Moline, 22-2. The all-stars executed a remarkable display of power, consistency and machine-like stability throughout the duration of the four-inning championship game. Among the array of standout performers was Andres Waelter, who starred on the mound, while running like a gazelle after hammering several extra-base hits. The triumph marks Hinsdale’s second state championship at the 10U level in the last three years.

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JIM PETERIK MUSICIAN, SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER

By Scott Jonlich

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urr Ridge resident and songwriting legend Jim Peterik is not your typical rock-and -roll star.

The founder of the bands Ides of March and Survivor, Peterik has also written numerous hits for legendary bands, and performed on the same stage with the likes of Led Zeppelin. But his autobiography will not include the roller-coaster rides of some of his peers.

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In his book Through the Eye of the Tiger: The rock and roll life of Survivor’s Founding Member, Peterik told me, “It seemed like any book I read was always a disaster of drugs and rehabs, and I realized my life wasn’t like that. I never did drugs or had promiscuity, so I wondered if my life was interesting enough. I started writing, and got a publisher, and he said my story was interesting. I live a very different

MAKING MUSIC Jim Peterik and his son Colin at their recording studio Jam Lab in Brookfield

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life than a typical rockstar, and realized there’s a lot more drama in my life than I thought.’’

Hinsdale Magazine sat down with Peterik in his Burr Ridge home, and he described his success as a singer and songwriter, which started with humble beginnings that bear his name on a neighborhood street where he grew up.

Peterik’s story began in Berwyn, just a few miles east of his current home.

In 1966, The Ides of March hit it big with “Vehicle,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard music charts in May 1970. It was Warner Bros.’ fastest-selling single.

Peterik recalled the day he wrote those lyrics as a teenager.

“The girl I was dating at the time dumped me, and I got in a funk, and she started calling me for rides, because I had a pretty cool car (a 1964 Plymouth Valiant), and of course, we were not dating at that time,” he said. “At one point, I felt I was being taken advantage of, and said, ‘You know, all I am, Karen, is your vehicle.’ Just about then, I thought, ‘What a great title.’ I thought, ‘Maybe if I write a record and it goes No. 1, I’ll win this girl back.’ So, I wrote the song after it came to me, showed it to the band, got signed to Warner Bros., and it became No. 1. She called me again—this time for a date—, and 43 years later, she’s still my wife!”

Peterik took “Vehicle” for a ride with The Ides of March’s brassy sound when the British music invasion was in full-throttle. He later went on to co-found the popular 1980s band, Survivor, which roared to success with the hit “Eye of the Tiger” in Rocky III. In his recording studio, Peterik recounted the day he got the phone call from Sylvester Stallone.

“I got home one day, and I pressed the answering machine, and I hear, ‘Hello, Jim, that’s a nice answering machine you’ve got there. Give me a call; it’s Sylvester Stallone.’ And I go, ‘Yeah, right, whatever.’

“I go on sorting the mail, and Karen asked who it was, and told me to listen to it again. I don’t even know this guy, and he’s my hero already, because Karen and I loved the first two Rockys. So, I called him back and asked if it was Sylvester Stallone, and he said, ‘Yeah, call me Sly.’ ” Stallone asked Peterik to write a song for his sequel that would appeal to young kids, and have “something with a pulse.” Stallone eventually showed Peterik the first three minutes of the movie, but Peterik insisted on seeing the whole movie.

“We watched it, and that’s when it all made sense,” he said. “We heard the trainer tell Rocky ‘eye of the tiger,’ and we knew that would be the phrase. So, we went to a Chicago recording company, and gave them the demo, and Stallone went out of his mind and said it was a classic—and

he was right.”

Peterik and his Survivor band proceeded to win the Grammy award for best song in 1982, and went doubleplatinum that year. Since then, “Eye of the Tiger” has sold more than 30 million records.

Today, Peterik and his wife are nestled in their spacious and serene home, where Jim can record music for himself and for other local talent. He purchased a building in Brookfield on 47th Street, where his son Colin produces music for local bands. It’s called Jam Lab, and the younger Peterik and his wife Meredith handle to the day-today business, which includes booking recording sessions and planning private parties.

“My son and I had this vision about creating a large space that could double as a recording studio, and a place where CD release parties can be had,” Peterik said. “We were looking for properties, and we found an old (auto) body shop. It had a barreled roof and beams, and it was what we were looking for.’’

The Peteriks fell in love with the gritty, rock-and-roll vibe the building exuded, and recently opened it, following a complete overhaul that included installing a professional sound-stage and lighting for bands interested in recording videos.

Locally, Peterik has earned the reputation of developing young talent, and has worked with them in his home recording studio.

He has performed at the Theatre of Western Springs and at College of DuPage.

“Nowadays, the music business has changed, and there’s not many deals for classic artists like myself. So, a lot of artists go to fan-funded projects,” said Peterik, who chose Pledge Music, where fans essentially become the record label, and has received individual contributions ranging from $10 to several thousand dollars. “There’s all these levels of acceptance, and that’s how we finance the records.

I think it’s an amazing way of not only making a record, but also mobilizing your fan base.”

Coming full-circle, Peterik reflected on the joy of working with young talent, and recalling the days when he first knew music would be his life.

“I knew it from the beginning,” Peterik said. “I was four years old when my sister put a ukulele in my hand. I strung it and knew there was something in that sound; I knew it was the only thing I wanted to do. When I was nine, I got a guitar, and taught myself how to play the saxophone. Music always drove me. I did well in school to please my parents, but [played] music to please myself.” n

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We heard the trainer tell Rocky ‘eye of the tiger,’ and we knew that would be the phrase.

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For more information on Jim Peterik, please visit www.jimpeterik.com.

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PART III: FUTURE OF THE VILLAGE

HINSDALE

by Mike Ellis

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uring our two first installments on the Village of Hinsdale, we explored the history of this acclaimed suburb, delving into the development of the historic downtown business district and some early leaders who shaped the village.

We now shift gears to future aspects of the village—more specifically, two headlining capital projects that will impact both Hinsdale residents and residents of surrounding communities.

THE BRIDGE In a community rife with historic homes and architecture, the distinguishable Oak Street bridge has long emblemized Hinsdale’s contextual setting within the Western Suburbs: a unique, historic village nestled amongst sprawling suburbs in large part defined by their seemingly endless rows of new, Sears-like construction.

With the exception of the TriState Tollway and Ill. Rte. 83, OAK STREET BRIDGE Future rendering the Oak Street bridge is the only provided by the above-grade street crossing along Village of Hinsdale the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad in or around Hinsdale.

Village engineer Dan Deeter said that the precise origin of the Oak Street bridge is unknown, but it is believed to have been a footbridge and horse-drawn carriage bridge before automobiles were invented. While the bridge has become cemented as a Hinsdale landmark, it is quite outdated with respect to current transportation code and safety requirements.

Deeter said about five years ago, “our structural engineers were telling us that the bridge was coming close to the end of its useful life.”

“We started working then to secure financing, and to plan for the bridge replacement,” he said.

Additionally, Deeter said it was found to be “restricting the capacity” of the railroad, as the bottom of the bridge clears the tracks by 20 feet, while the national railroad standard for abovegrade crossings is 23 feet.

So, the village worked to develop a plan to replace the old

bridge with an updated, modern one.

The project, which Deeter estimated at $12 million altogether, is being entirely funded by outside grants, the largest of which are from the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) and the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC). (These two grants will fund approximately 80 percent of the project.)

“We’re trying to minimize the burden on the taxpayers of Hinsdale,” Deeter said.

Deeter said the village used a process developed by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to implement the project, consisting of three phases: environmental assessment and preliminary engineering, design engineering and construction.

During the first phase, Deeter said the village received input from residents, as well as from BNSF, IDOT and Hinsdale Hospital, which is situated just north of the bridge.

Construction on the bridge commenced in May, affecting traffic along Chicago Ave. and Oak Street on both sides of the tracks. One of the reasons construction has stretched beyond the current bridge site is that the new bridge will be three feet taller, while also having a less severe inclination than the current one. In order to accomplish these modifications, the incline or slope must start further back on both sides of the railroad.

“The [center of the] intersection of Chicago and Oak Street is going to be about ten inches higher,” Deeter said. “We’re starting the slope farther back than even there on the south side.”

Meanwhile, north of the tracks, Hillgrove Ave. will no longer terminate at Oak Street, as this would have required raising Hillgrove too significantly.

“During the preliminary design phase, we found we just couldn’t keep Hillgrove connected to Oak Street,” Deeter said.

“So, it is going to now be a cul-de-sac at a lower elevation. You’ll only be able to access Hillgrove by north County Line Road.”

Another facet of making the new incline less severe than the original one will be changing the shape of the bridge itself. As many area residents are well-aware, the previous design angled Continued on page 18

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sharply up to the crossing, where it leveled before dropping at another sharp angle, essentially in the shape of a trapezoid without a base. In accordance with current IDOT code standards, Deeter said the new bridge will be more curvilinear throughout.

“As opposed to the sharp angles, we’re now going to have a gradual curve through there, so you have a longer sight distance in a car,” Deeter said.

And when the new Oak Street bridge

is complete, there will no longer be need for opposing lights to direct which side of traffic crosses the bridge, because it will be two lanes (30 feet wide)—about double the width of the original bridge.

Deeter said the village is coordinating with BNSF as to when it can tear the current bridge down. He said BNSF approved the contractor’s proposed dismantling procedure on Aug. 3, and at the appointed time, BNSF will close all

three lanes for about two hours so that the bridge can be dismantled.

Deeter said the village anticipates Oak Street will reopen by December, and that the final project with new lighting and landscaping features will be completed by next summer.

With emergency vehicles located north of the tracks at the hospital and police and fire departments, he said the “biggest advantage” for residents will be easier transportation across the tracks.

“This is going to provide, first and foremost, emergency vehicles an opportunity to get across the BNSF lines unencumbered,” Deeter said.

“Previously, the old bridge wasn’t able to take fire engines, and I know ambulances tended to shy away from it, just because of the steep angles.”

Individuals that would like to own a piece of the original bridge can contact village management analyst Suzanne Ostrovsky at sostrovsky@ villageofhinsdale.org, or by dialing (630)-789-7010.

AMITA HEALTH CANCER INSTITUTE While the village has been working on designing a new Oak Street bridge, AMITA Health has been developing a state-of-the-art facility about a mile to the north off of Ogden Ave.

The property that once housed the Spinning Wheel Restaurant is now being transformed into an all-purpose cancer outpatient center known as the AMITA Health Cancer Institute. The cancer institute will be a unique facility in the Western Suburbs in that it will allow cancer patients to receive all of their requisite services and treatments in one location, from visiting their doctor and having lab work performed, to undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

“By intentionally housing all of these services together, we save our patients time and reduce their stress— an important element to their overall treatment,” said Michael Goebel, CEO of AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center Hinsdale.

Goebel, said planning for the cancer institute commenced in 2009, when approximately 150 people participated in a focus group to guide its design.

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care is becoming increasingly urgent—with cancer growth expected to be 30 percent over a ten-year period,” he said. “As a hospital system with a multidisciplinary team of nurses, doctors and specialists who have been providing expert care and producing high-quality clinical outcomes in Hinsdale and La Grange for over 20 years, we knew we could do something greater by optimizing the patient experience, and bringing a higher level of collaborative services to our community.”

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AMITA HEALTH CANCER INSTITUTE Future rendering provided by AMITA Health

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he said. “Patients who need to be admitted into the hospital for surgery and recovery will still be seen by their physician at the hospitals.”

Goebel said the site, situated in close proximity to the Tri-State Tollway and Ogden Ave., was selected intentionally for its prominence in the Western Suburbs.

“We knew the location was ideal and could be a draw as a gateway to the Hinsdale community,” he said. “It’s not only convenient for our local community members, but also for those who live faraway, and are coming to our center to take advantage of the excellent care offered there.”

The old restaurant building was demolished in 2013, and construction on the cancer institute began last summer, after AMITA Health received approval to proceed from the village. Goebel said workers are now installing irrigation systems and doing landscaping on the outside of the building, while completing installation of elevators and stairs on the inside.

Goebel said the total project cost is estimated at $48 million, and will be funded by a combination of Adventist Health System corporate support and community donations through the Hinsdale Hospital Foundation and the La Grange Memorial Hospital Foundation.

The project is scheduled for completion next February. Goebel said he believes when completed, the cancer institute will help the hospital better serve patients both in Hinsdale and surrounding west suburban communities.

“Our vision is to combine dynamic, clinically-advanced therapeutic treatments to promote healing in a comfortable, compassionate and safe environment,” he said. “We envision providing a level of care rivaling the expectations of the very best major urban medical centers, including access to clinical trials, where researchers add to our medical knowledge daily. While technology is certainly a vital and important part of how we deliver care, our focus will far exceed that. It is our goal that the patients, caregivers and family members who pass through our doors will remember the outstanding care they received. Our ultimate goal is to transform the lives of our patients.” n This concludes our three-part series on Hinsdale. We hope you have enjoyed the various series on all four of our communities over the past 12 months.

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They began using that first version immediately, and patients loved it. They appreciated the fact that they didn’t have to use anesthetic and that procedures were so much simpler and pain-free.

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CELEBRATIONS GUIDE | HINSDALE MAGAZINE SKAFF FLORAL CREATIONS, HINSDALE Owner Michael J. Skaff has more than 30 years experience in the floral, interior design and visual merchandising industries.

THE NEW TRADITIONAL TIMELESS TRADITIONS FOR WEDDINGS AND CELEBRATIONS

by Cydney Cape

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hat does tradition mean to you?

For most, traditions symbolize some of the most important elements in their lives. We posed this question to some of the leading experts in all things celebration, and their answers say it all.

But what about traditions in today’s world— where things are ever-changing, and options and accessibility are endless.

“New traditional” is a heavily-used term in the design world, but more than that, it represents a way of living—not trying to reinvent the past, but

building on it, and pushing the envelope of what’s possible for the future. It’s a new take on the classic and timeless elements that elevate, and an approach that can be applied seamlessly to everyday living.

Chicago is at the forefront of vendors that are doing just that. From new takes on wedding spaces to custom confections that suit any dietary restriction, we asked the pros their thoughts on what’s next for creating timeless celebrations with a modern flair.

You don’t have to go very far to hear someone attribute their fondest memories of traditions to the holidays. Hinsdale floral designer Michael Skaff has shown how timeless, elegant decor at the most traditional of homes—the White House—can stand the test of time, and still look fresh and current by today’s design standards. His work in the presidential home is a signature stamp on his classic aesthetic— one where flowers and foliage play the most crucial of roles. Even presidents and first ladies are looking for a new approach to old traditions, and his work shows the expert touch that hiring a florist can bring to any event.

“In a world where DIY (do-it-yourself) projects are popular and trendy, a wedding day is not the day to tackle the world of flowers,” Skaff said.

For Skaff, tradition is all about what’s old is new.

“White on white is timeless, cascading bouquets are coming back, and rustic, home-spun flowers ‘fresh from the garden’ are also very popular,” he said.

With changes in the times come changes in taste.

With dietary restrictions on the rise and the glutenfree generation looking for delectable treats that don’t compromise taste, bakeries like Sweet Ali’s in Hinsdale are reigning supreme. Sweet Ali’s is a true gluten-free premises that creates custom wedding cakes and sweets for all occasions that taste delicious, but in keeping with anyone limited by gluten.

Kirsten Kapelinski, owner of Sweet Boutique in Hinsdale, also saw a need for creating a space that put a new spin on celebrating with sweets. Her couture-like cakes that taste as good as they look can be customized for any event, and embody her idea of changing traditions. Her favorite new traditions are all about putting desserts front and center.

“I love seeing sweet tables that are full of the couple’s favorite things for weddings, and multiple smaller cakes that can also double as decor,” Continued on page 26

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Kapelinski said. “I think there is definitely a new trend of personalizing your event with custom flavors, welcome baskets and things you love that show your personality. The new trend in sweets is all about being fearless, and letting your personality shine through what you treat others with.”

As far as spaces go, the Chicago Athletic Association is perhaps the epitome of “new traditional.” Perched in the heart of the city overlooking Millennium Park, the association’s ballroom boasts intricate woodwork and windows that echo the original building’s charm, but with a modern update that makes the renovation the perfect mix of old and new. And the views from its inhouse rooftop bar, Cindy’s, are nothing short of iconic.

Ashley’s Custom Stationery, which recently relocated from Clarendon Hills to Hinsdale, is the go-to shop for all things paper, and when it comes to customizing your event, the options are endless. For decades, beautiful paper and specialty invitations have been steeped in tradition, and owner Ashley Killpack envisions a new sense of tradition taking hold already.

“The invitation is a very important part of the wedding, as it sets the tone of your wedding for all your invited guests well before the big day,” Killpack said.

“Mixing new trends with traditional methods are also becoming very popular, and are becoming the new traditional in special occasion paper.”

Using timeless methods and classic papers, but with bolder colors and patterns, is giving way to more modern

options for everything from weddings to birthday parties.

Killpack said she believes that more people are returning to traditional print methods of engraving and letterpress with updated design and layouts.

Kehoe Designs has been creating the most sought-after events in Chicago for years. Owner Tom Kehoe has recently branched out and opened the brand-new “Geraghty” to resounded applause from the event industry. Kehoe designers Kaci Irwin and Joshua Jones know a few things about how to incorporate traditions that make sense with new, meaningful touches for the biggest of events.

“New traditional is still romantic, it’s still classic, and it’s still timeless—but it focuses on an appreciation of the details, and the custom touches that are truly representative of the couple and of the celebration,” Irwin said.

“Growing up, my mother and I routinely scoured antique stores and flea markets for one-of-a-kind trinkets and treasures.

It was about peering through the dust and age, and looking at things from a fresh perspective in order to find the perfect last accessory to a tabletop vignette, or an unexpected art focal. Today, I’m always wanting to use objects in unique ways and placements, so that every event has its Continued on page 28

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own spin. I find beauty in mismatched coordination and unexpected color combinations.”

For Jones, his upbringing set the tone for knowing how to mix tradition with new aesthetics. As a kid growing up in the South, Jones said “tradition meant that gracious hospitality, generous entertaining and design went hand-in-hand.”

“From lush living walls of floral and greens that act as a wedding backdrop to unique wedding canopies that don’t involve fabric, I love the new traditions and style of ceremonies that our clients are embracing,” Jones said. “Centerpieces are feeling more like carefully-curated collections of beautiful floral and uniquely-interesting containers and

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candlesticks than one single explosion of floral. Whether an elegant ceiling treatment of fresh floral, beautiful chandeliers of greenery, or a freestanding tower supporting floating blooms, floral is also finding new heights above and beyond the traditional tabletop centerpiece.”

And Jones said the idea that new traditional interiors can’t translate to wedding-day decor is truly a thing of the past.

“Whether antique mirror, wood grain or a sleek lacquer, I love the look of a polished dining table that exudes ‘interior-design’ quality more so than ‘banquet department chic,’ ” he said.

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MERRY TALES

A GLIMPSE AT THEIR ‘HAPPILY EVER AFTER’

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he sparkle, the glamour. Cases upon cases of cushions are adorned with glistening jewels—sparkling diamond earrings, limitededition watches, platinum engagement rings.

With an eye for fine jewelry, Merry and Richard Cheng are the dynamic duo behind their business, Merry Richards Jewelers. With the motto, “Dream of the finest jewelry, thirst for best value,” they specialize in offering high-quality pieces at affordable prices.

“We go and find something of fine quality and create a very good price,” Richard Cheng said.

In lieu of formal jewelry design training, Merry and Richard said they have a natural talent that draws them to the most stunning, exquisite pieces.

“I think sometimes you are born with it,” Merry Cheng said. “We both love any design and appreciate the art—any beautiful thing, I love it.”

When designing pieces, Merry pulls from inspiration from her mother.

“My mother, she dressed nicely,” she said. “She was a very elegant, beautiful lady.

She was in to art. She had a lot of good taste.”

Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, the couple met coincidentally. As a teenager, Richard moved to the United States, and after college,

worked for a wholesale jewelry company on 47th Street in New York City.

After graduating with a degree in Spanish, Merry said her future was read by a fortune teller.

“This fortune teller said, ‘You are going to get married, and go to a place where you don’t know anyone there.’ ” Richard said.

Both found their way back to the homeland, where Richard and Merry met for the first time.

“I thought I would never get married,” Richard said. “When I went back to Taiwan, my sister-in-law said, ‘Let me introduce to you a girl.’ I guarantee you, eternal happiness. I think it must have been love on the first sight. I never would have thought that I would go to the old country and marry a girl like that. I would have thought this would have never happened to me, but it happened to me.”

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“I think sometimes it’s fate,” Merry said.

After marrying in 1984, the newlyweds opened their first store in Chicago.

“I just love the people here—the environment,” Richard said. “Most people say, ‘Oh, Chicago is so cold,’ but the cold never bothered me; the heat bothered me.”

With two sons, Scott, 29, and Roger, 25, the family’s home is rooted in Oak Brook.

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Merry Richards Jewelers, the two combine their skills and adoration of fine jewelry.

The pair frequently travels to Geneva, Switzerland for exclusive jewelry shows to purchase limited-edition pieces. They said sales representatives in the United States are not qualified to sell these pieces; the buyer must travel to buy the pieces.

“We have two PRJ watches,” Richard said. “One of them is one of five in the

US, and the other is one of 20. Those watches, you cannot say, ‘Give me two.’

You have to go to Geneva watch shows.

It is so elegant—a very fine watch company. You have to go there and meet them; then they offer you some of the limited-edition watches.”

Along with acquiring exclusive pieces, the couple personally designs jewelry.

“I love to make my own,” Merry said. “We draw a picture, and have a computeraided design software program take the design.”

A favorite piece of Richard’s is a rare pink imperial topaz.

“Even some jewelers have never seen this stone in their lives,” he said. “This stone was about ten carats. We designed it into a ring. We set it in pink rose gold with platinum wire inside. After we made it, we sold it in a snap.”

Merry said she prefers working with diamonds, because of the way the stone catches the light and sparkles.

Appreciating the beauty of the jewelry industry, Merry applauds the upbeat atmosphere of the store.

“Clients are there on a high, because they are celebrating—getting married, anniversary, birthday,” she said. “Our major business is bridal. Every day, people are going to get married.” n

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Dr. Denemark plays an active role as a father as well as a Doctor. He and his wife Michele have been married over 20 years. They have 3 children ages 14 to 20. He takes an active role in his children’s education as a member of the school board and working with the Boy Scouts of America. Currently his son is studying psychology and his oldest daughter is entering senior year of high school and preparing to attend college next year.

Dr. Denemark first earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola University before attending University of Illinois College of Dentistry for his Doctorate of Dental Surgery. He was a general dentist for six years prior to returning to school at Indiana University School of Dentistry to earn his Master of Science in Dentistry degree and research qualified certificate in Periodontics. While attending he became certified in dental anesthesia and resides as the immediate past president of the Illinois Board of Dental anesthesia. Because of his expertise in dental anatomy, he had also been appointed as a Deputy Coroner for DuPage County, Illinois.

He previously held the positions of Clinical Periodontics Instructor with the Department of Periodontics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry, Chicago, Illinois, and Midwestern University, College of Dentistry, Downers Grove, Illinois.

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Dr. Shilpa Mailapur received her Doctor of Dental Medicine from Boston University.

She completed her Residency in Periodontics and received her Master of Science from Indiana University School of Dentistry along with her training in IV sedation. She received a Diplomate of Periodontology also known as Board Certified status from American Board of Periodontology. Dr. Mailapur regularly attends continuing education courses, keeping up with the latest that dentistry offers particularly in the areas of dental implantology, bone and soft tissue grafting and facial esthetics. She is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, Midwest Society of Periodontology, Illinois Society of Periodontology and American Dental Association.

Her personal philosophy for the practice is to provide comprehensive periodontal treatment at the highest level of quality and service. She believes strongly in patient education and comfort.

She currently resides in Aurora with her husband and daughters. She holds a Firstdegree Black-belt in Tae Kwon Do awarded by World Tae Kwon Do Federation. In her spare time she likes to bake, go for long walks and practice her Kick-boxing skills.

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PUBLISHED AUTHOR AND HINSDALE RESIDENT CHRISTINE TRAINER

by Mike Ellis Photography by Jim Prisching

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egardless of age, everyone sets goals they would like to accomplish in life. Some are immediate and fleeting, such as acing an important test or impressing a prospective employer on a job interview. Others are more general or abstract in nature, and may require more time to be fulfilled, or even be tossed aside until a more punctual hour.

A mother of two boys, Christine Trainer moved to Hinsdale in August 2009, leaving behind a successful career in marketing working in Manhattan to take a step back in her life and “pause.” Trainer said she grew up dreaming of becoming a writer, and six years later, she is a published author and is feeling “better than ever.”

Life out East

Trainer grew up in suburban Boston, and spent more than the first three decades of her life on the East Coast. She said she aspired to be a writer or news anchor, but coming from a “very practical family,” she was steered to pursuing a career in either medicine or finance, and ultimately chose the latter.

Trainer later married and had two boys (now eight and ten, respectively), first moving to Connecticut and then Manhattan in the heart of New York City. She described her career as “very fast-paced,” and requiring “lots of travel” and a full-time nanny.

Always cognizant of her health, Trainer said she was under the impression that she was living a healthy lifestyle, running frequently and eating a healthy, balanced diet. But medical tests were

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conflicting with that notion, as Trainer was sequentially diagnosed with several autoimmune disorders, including hypothyroidism and lupus.

“During this time-frame, I thought I was living healthy, but I started coming down with certain autoimmune conditions and one diagnosis after another,” she said. “I thought I had this healthy life where I would run five miles a day, getting up early to go to work. I would have lots of salads and protein, and try to eat healthy.”

Trainer said her husband presented multiple opportunities to move, but she consistently rejected them in favor of continuing her career, which she enjoyed as a successful “rising star” in her company. But in 2009, given her medical conditions and a desire to spend more time with her children, Trainer said she felt it was the right time to make a move.

“At that point, I was traveling and away from the kids a lot,” she said, “and I just thought, ‘This isn’t right; something’s wrong here.’ ” Continued on page 38

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Moving to Hinsdale

Trainer moved to Hinsdale with her husband, John, and their two children that August.

“It was a really big transition for us, and a life-change for our family,” she said.

Trainer said the move was initially conceived as a two-year “pause” for her to reflect on her lifestyle, while trying to grapple with the string of autoimmune disorder diagnoses she had received.

“The whole move was to be a ‘pause,’” she said. ... “It’s to get grounded, get healthy, and kind of restart and reinvent myself. That ‘pause’ really became a lifestyle. When we moved here, we just met great people and started feeling healthy and grounded again.”

The “pause” began well, with Trainer starting a garden outside their home, and quickly becoming immersed within the Hinsdale community. She got involved at her sons’ elementary school, and has

volunteered with both the Hinsdale chapter of the Infant Welfare Society and the Hinsdale Junior Woman’s Club.

Perhaps more importantly, Trainer used the time to engage in self-discovery, employing reflection to analyze and better understand who she was as a person.

“It was a huge transition just to have never been home with two little boys,” she said. ... “I really found myself getting in touch with who I was...and what I was passionate about again.”

Health and nutrition coaching

Six years after moving to Hinsdale, Trainer has never returned to her old job, eschewing her former career in favor of a pair of passions closer to her heart: health and writing.

Last September, Trainer embarked on a yearlong program at the New Yorkbased Institute of Integrative Nutrition with the goal of becoming a health and nutrition coach.

“I always wanted to go back after that two-year period and do something else, so I was looking at different things that I had been interested in,” she said. “My passion has always been about health and wellness, and helping people.”

Trainer is currently certified as a health and nutrition coach, and will graduate the full program at the end of the month, before starting a second course in October to receive international certification.

She has since launched a private practice in Hinsdale, RED Integrative Health Coach, using the tagline “reflect, evolve, design your new lifestyle.” (The acronym is derived from her nickname, “Red,” which she earned in childhood as a redhead.) Trainer said she does grocery store visits with local clients, helping them select healthy food options, while using technological innovations like Skype and Apple’s Face Time to work with clients outside of the area.

“I feel like I’m finally doing what I’m meant to do,” she said. “I hope to work with a lot of people in the area, and I think all of us can continue to grow and evolve into better people.”

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certification, Trainer decided to write a book—something she has always wanted to do—, titling it Pause, after her decision to institute a personal abeyance on her previously more hectic lifestyle.

“When I turned 40, I thought, ‘I haven’t written a book yet, and I’ve always wanted to write a book,’ ” she said. “Through my school and the work I was doing, I really wanted to get that story out [that] life can be so overwhelming, and you can get caught

up in the fast pace; and it’s really important to pause and look at where you are, what you are doing, and how you’re feeling about it. There’s always room to evolve and become a better ‘you.’ ” The book begins by chronicling Trainer’s life up until her “pause,” detailing personal tragedies she experienced while living on the East Coast, her subsequent diagnoses and decision to relocate to Hinsdale.

Trainer said the book is intended as a “reference guide” for readers, and includes a number of “notes” sections, allowing it to function as an interactive workbook, as opposed to merely informational in nature.

“A lot of my readers so far have written me that they’ve read it, they’ve written notes, they go back to it,” she said.

Pause also includes a bevy of Trainer’s favorite recipes, as well as 15 daily habits she has incorporated into her life.

Trainer said she encourages readers to enter the book with “an open mind and an open heart.”

“Let yourself be honest, and really open up to what you’re thinking and feeling and where you’re at,” she said. “I think anyone can read it and take away what they need to take away from it.

“We’re all at different points in our lives, and whether it’s dealing with just not feeling good about yourself, or feeling like there’s no time in the world... this book can really just let you open up, and do some self-exploration.”

As of the end of June, Trainer said 400 copies of the book had sold nationwide, and that it is currently being printed on-demand.

Now firmly ingrained in the Hinsdale community, Trainer remains an avid runner, having successfully completed two Chicago Marathons, and also does yoga and meditates. As a health and nutrition coach, she said she has an interest in motivational speaking in addition to operating her private practice.

As for future writing, Trainer said she hopes Pause is the “first of many” books, and is looking forward to building on the material from her initial work.

“This definitely gave me a good taste for writing and the process,” she said, “and I’m excited to write more.” n Pause is available online at www. amazon.com, and at select local stores. To learn more about RED Integrative Health Coach, visit www. redintegrativehealthcoach.com.

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EVERYDAY HERO OZZIE GIGLIO OF HINSDALE IS MARRIED, ENJOYS RIDING MOTORCYCLES AND CO-OWNS FOUR HARLEY-DAVIDSON DEALERSHIPS WITH HIS WIFE.—HE’S ALSO BEEN TO IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN AND BACK.

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OZZIE GIGLIO is the co-owner of four Harley-Davidson dealerships in the Chicago area.

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very day we walk down the street—whether in Chicago, Hinsdale or somewhere halfway round the globe—, we encounter a variety of faces.

Some of them may be the familiar faces of friends or family members we have seen thousands of times; others we might pass for a fleeting moment along the sidewalk, never to meet again.

If you saw Ozzie Giglio, a Hinsdale resident and the coowner of four Harley-Davidson dealerships in the Chicago area, riding his motorcycle down Hinsdale Ave., you might not look twice. Like many Hinsdale residents, Giglio is a successful business owner; but what you may be surprised to learn about him is that he is a captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve, and has served multiple tours of duty in the Middle East.

Giglio is a native of west suburban Berwyn, and attended Fenwick High School in Oak Park, before going to college at Valparaiso University in Indiana.

After graduating from college, Giglio went to law school and earned a law degree; but after practicing law for a couple of years, he said he realized he wanted to go into business.

“I really found business a lot more fascinating,” he said.

Giglio went to work under real estate magnate and former Tribune Company investor Sam Zell, working his way to a senior vice president role in one of Zell’s publicly-traded companies. Giglio credited Zell with equipping him with the traits requisite to run a successful business.

“It was a much smaller organization than it is today,” he said. “Sam certainly taught me a great deal of things, but I think the two biggest things were [to] have a great deal of confidence in yourself and in your abilities.

“And I think Sam had great vision, but he also had great courage, and I think that’s what I learned from him: you’ve got to believe in yourself, and you’ve got to take risks.—And that’s what always kind of drove me; I never was afraid to risk, because in my mind, I never really saw the ‘failure’ side.”

While he was working for Zell in the late 1980s, Giglio decided to join the Navy Reserve at the age of 26. One might wonder what would impel a man on the rise in his career with an apparently bright future to sacrifice a considerable deal of his time to sacrifice for his country through military service;—Giglio said he felt obligated to give back.

“I always felt like by pursuing these other aspects, I had sort of taken the easy way out—sort of taken the money, so to speak,” he said, “and I felt like it was my obligation to serve. And yet, I was still growing and developing in my career; but I still found it necessary to serve my country, and it’s become my passion in life.”

Giglio said he had thought previously about joining the military, but growing up sometime after the Vietnam War in the late 1970s and early 1980s, “the military occupation was not particularly distinguishing.”

In the Navy Reserve, Giglio decided to concentrate on counterterrorism, focusing his efforts on “human” intelligence, or gathering intelligence person-to-person.

Several years after Giglio entered the service, Osama Bin Laden and his terrorist organization, Al-Qaeda, launched their first attack against the World Trade Center in 1993, which he said caused counterterrorism to “spike a little bit, and certainly take on a different perspective.”

Eight years later, the word “terrorism” would become firmly entrenched into the vernacular of every American when Al-Qaeda orchestrated the devastating attack on Sept.

11, 2001 that terminated thousands of lives, while reducing the World Trade Center towers to rubble and ruining a portion of The Pentagon.

“Once 9/11 hit, that sort of human intelligence feature became extremely important,” Giglio said.

“Counterterrorism, counterintelligence—we started to really understand the need and the requirements for people of that skill-set.”

About six months before America was thrust into a collective pall, Giglio and his wife, Jill, closed on their first Harley-Davidson dealership in Villa Park. Giglio, who enjoys riding motorcycles, said he was motivated to get into the business to provide his fellow Harley riders with better customer service.

“I had been a Harley enthusiast for awhile,” he said. ... “We basically got into the business, because I really did not like the way Harley-Davidson dealers were treating customers at that time. ...

“The dealers had a real sense of arrogance about them, and I just thought, ‘If we bought one of these, and we did a great job with it, and we treated people exactly the way we ourselves want to be treated, we would be immensely successful.’ And we were, because of that.”

But the events of Sept. 11 precipitated the “War on Terror,” which former president George W. Bush famously declared to Congress ten days later on Sept. 21. That meant Giglio and many of his fellow active duty soldiers and reservists would be deployed to Afghanistan, the initial battleground of this perpetual conflict.

“We went from essentially a peacetime environment to a wartime environment, where we were specifically supporting combat operations and supporting the pursuit by virtue of kill or capture [of] terrorists,” Giglio said. “That’s really what the focus was and has been for the past 12 years.”

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helping keep the new business thriving and growing.

“Jill is a very strong, dedicated woman, who both supported me and really supported and took charge of our organization,” he said, adding that she is a “great patriot” and “understands the responsibility” that service entails. ... “We had a great deal of support from our staff and from the people who work with us.”

Between 2001 and 2013, Giglio served multiple tours of duty in Afghanistan, Iraq, Bahrain and Djibouti, among other locations.

“There are times where I was gone for a month, times when I was gone for a year,” he said, adding that one tour lasted 18 months. ... “Early on, there was less warning and less predictability. As we prosecuted these wars over the course of time, there became more predictability and more adjustments.”

There are a number of details about his duties that Giglio is not permitted to share, due to the classified nature of the intelligence he is charged with gathering. He said he has spent most of his career in special operations, supporting special operations forces in their missions.

When he joined the Navy Reserve before the first Gulf War, Giglio said he never really envisioned being deployed overseas. While some might abhor the thought of trading the relatively safe streets of Hinsdale for the deserts and firestorms of Afghanistan and Iraq, Giglio described his tours as “phenomenal experiences.”

“It’s a myriad of experiences,” he said. “Iraq is certainly a different place than Afghanistan—the people, the target sets. ...

Being in a combat environment for an extended period of time is an unusual experience that I think you come to live with,

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and frankly sometimes, you come to really want to go back to support and be with the people who are doing the job every day.

“I think they were both phenomenal experiences, and experiences that I probably wouldn’t want other people to have unnecessarily.”

Since Giglio’s first deployment in 2001, he and his wife have purchased three more Harley-Davidson dealerships in Palatine (2006), Countryside (2010) and St. Charles (2011).

“We’ve had a lot of growth in the last five to seven years,” he said, adding that e-mail communication made it easier for him to monitor the business abroad as well.

The Giglios’ dealerships are all involved in charitable activities, including the Ride for Autism Speaks Chicago. Giglio said since starting their business, they have raised “hundreds of thousands of dollars” to support autism and muscular dystrophy. Not surprisingly, they have also given back to military organizations, including Rolling Thunder, a non-profit that supports MIA prisoners of war, and Operation Support Our Troops.

“It truly is near and dear to my heart,” Giglio said. “I know what it’s like to get a care package when you’re in dire need.”

On the business front, Giglio said he still sees considerable growth on the horizon.

“From a business standpoint, we are not done growing, both organically and externally,” he said, “so we ourselves perhaps in the next five years are looking to double at least in size.”

Despite an overall troop reduction in Iraq and Afghanistan, the emerging threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) indicates that the United States will be maintaining a military presence in the Middle East. Giglio, who most recently spent a year at The Pentagon ending in 2014, said he expects to be redeployed overseas “within the next 12 to 18 months,” adding that he anticipates a change in foreign policy after the 2016 presidential election.

“I think at some point over the next several months, our posture will change significantly in the Middle East,” he said.

“It has to—I believe that. I think that when the political environment starts to shift, we’re going to see a shift in our foreign policy.” n

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LY HOTCHKIN ARTS PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS Kris Malkoski, Judy Casten, Braden Waverley, Ly Hotchkin and Community House executive director Jeni Fabian

ARTS TO GROW COMMUNITY HOUSE UNVEILS NEW ARTS PROGRAM

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he Community House (TCH) is embarking on an effort to bring the arts back to the greater Hinsdale community, announcing the launch of the Ly Hotchkin Arts Program in Hinsdale on Aug. 20.

The arts program is named in honor of Ly Hotchkin, a Burr Ridge resident and longtime local patron of the arts, who served as executive director of The Community House for 37 years.

Jenifer Fabian, the current TCH executive director, said conversations about reviving the arts through the local non-profit began last year, and with Hotchkin celebrating her 90th birthday last fall, community volunteers thought the concept would be an appropriate way to honor her.

“Many of us want to celebrate her, who she is, and everything she’s meant to us,” Fabian said, “and one of the things we know that Ly is passionate about is art. ... We are delighted to be able to announce that we are launching an arts program named in Ly’s honor.”

The Hinsdale Center for the Arts (HCA) closed its doors in the summer of 2012, leaving an artistic void in the area, which Fabian said

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TCH hopes its new program can now help to fill.

“One of the reasons we never got deeply into the arts in the past is because the Hinsdale Center for the Arts was in that space,” she said. “We worked collaboratively with them on several programs. With the closure of the HCA, that has opened up, I think, a gap in offerings to the community, and a chance for us to see how we can step in and fill that need.”

Before announcing the launch of the Ly Hotchkin Arts Program, TCH assembled a task force in February co-chaired by local volunteers Braden Waverley of Hinsdale and Kris Malkoski of Burr Ridge.

Fabian said the task force has been working to plan something that “uniquely fits The Community House, and responds to the interests of the local community.”

Malkoski, who had been involved with HCA for about ten years, said the task force surveyed Hinsdale and surrounding communities on programming demands. “[Respondents] really wanted The Community House to serve as an arts clearing house,” she said.

Malkoski said TCH has formulated a threeyear plan, and is hoping a “really robust” arts program will blossom by the conclusion of the third year.

Fabian said the program growth process will include hiring a full-time program director, as well as establishing a fund to support arts programming moving forward. She said TCH is planning to hire a program director by the end of the year, and will be adding new programs to go along with its existing ones.

“We’re already starting to grow in place with the resources we have,” she said. “Part of this effort will involve improving the space we have for arts at The Community House.” n To learn more about the Ly Hotchkin Arts Program or The Community House in general, visit www.thecommunityhouse.org.

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disappear,” said Chris Hildreth, co-founder of the Salt Creek chapter.

Forming part of an organization that has been saving, protecting and conserving wetlands for 78 years, the Salt Creek chapter of Ducks Unlimited sprouted up in May 2014.

“We were originally going to call it the Hinsdale chapter of

“Ducks Unlimited was started by a small group of sportsman during the Dust Bowl that quickly realized that without the proper levels of water, the heritage they held so dear would disappear.” ecology and conservation efforts is Ducks Unlimited.

“Ducks Unlimited was started by a small group of sportsman during the Dust Bowl that quickly realized that without the proper levels of water, the heritage they held so dear would

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Ducks Unlimited,” chapter co-founder David Chase said. “The division was not just to have Hinsdale, but also the surrounding area: Oak Brook, Western Springs, Downers Grove, Burr Ridge.

We thought that one of the things that tied it together was Salt

Creek, that runs through Oak Brook, Hinsdale and parts of Western Springs and La Grange, so we called it the Salt Creek chapter.”

To accomplish its goals of conserving wetlands and waterfowls, Ducks Unlimited strives to save more than 900 wildlife species for generations to come.

To date, Ducks Unlimited has protected more than 13 million acres of land in North America, 47,000 of which are in Illinois.

“Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on the planet,” Hildreth said. “They are invaluable not only to waterfowl and scores of other wildlife species, but also to the very quality of life on earth.”

To raise awareness and fundraise for the chapter, Ducks Unlimited will be hosting an event at Hinsdale Golf Club on Oct. 8.

“The event is a blast—no pun intended,” Chase said. “You meet all these great people, you have all this fun, and you raise a lot of money for this organization that does a lot of good.”

An environment suited for sportsmen and spouses, this second annual event brings together fellow fans of hunting and the camaraderie of the sport.

“In the courtyard, they had a trainer working this dog, and doing all these amazing hunting tricks in a confined area—completely disciplined,” Chase said. “They had the dog up on a tree stump just sitting there, waiting for commands. People loved that—sitting there with their cocktails while watching a trainer instructing this dog.”

“Everyone has a responsibility to conserve the natural resources we all use every day,” Hildreth said. “Whether you are a hunter, or simply enjoy watching the gifts Mother Nature has blessed us with, supporting Ducks Unlimited helps preserve and enhance wetland that gives back so much to us.” n

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By Robert Wilkinson Photography by Thomas Reinacher The Oak Brook Polo Grounds welcomed the Lions Clubs International for the day on Aug. 9. Rob Wilkinson kept the crowd engaged with his customary colorful commentary of the match between Hinsdale Magazine and Oak Brook Polo Club. Hinsdale Magazine led the way for the first two Chukker (periods). By the middle of the third Chukker, Oak Brook Polo Club evened up the score, and in the end won the game, 10-6.

International day was the theme at the Oak Brook Polo Grounds on August 16.

Special mention and credit must go to Michael Butler, whose good relationships with polo in India coordinated a welcome visit from the Delhi Polo Club in India.

For the featured 3 p.m. game, the Delhi Polo Team squared off against the Oak Brook Polo Club. The Delhi team did well on borrowed horses, and got into the swing of things very quickly. In the end, Oak Brook Polo Club won out, 7-5 and Amit Sangwan earned the MVP award.

The Union Jack and American flags were flying on Aug. 23, with plenty of red, white and blue to be seen at British day at the Oak Brook Polo Grounds. This was a round-robin tournament format in which Oak Brook Polo Club beat Hinsdale Magazine, 6-2, over three chukkers. In the second three chukkers, Hinsdale Magazine beat Hotels of Oak Brook, 4-3, and in the third set of chukkers, Oak Brook Polo Club defeated Hotels of Oak Brook, 4-3.

The Oak Brook Polo Club took the Drake Challenge Cup as the outright winner.

Hinsdale Magazine received second place, and Hotels of Oak Brook took third place.

Thank you for a great season!

For more information about Oak Brook Polo Club, visit www.oakbrookpoloclub.com.

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REVOLUTION REVISITED MICHAEL BUTLER PLANS NEW FILM TO DOCUMENT THE MAKING OF ‘HAIR’

by Kerrie Kennedy | Photography by Marco Nunez

1968 CAST OF HAIR New York cast holds up the peace sign at opening day on April 19. Photo courtesy of Michael Butler

Hi, Everyone, Well, I’m in a hit, we opened the 29th.

No Woodstock this summer. A real job, and on Broadway. After the show tonight, Richard Avedon is photographing the whole cast for Vogue magazine. Now, is that astonishing or what? And big stars have come to see it, like Warren Beatty (remember my crush on him from Splendor in the Grass) and Julie Christie, who is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen, and Liza Minnelli, and Terence Stamp, and Carol Channing.

Apparently Hair is the in thing to see...

– DIANE KEATON, IN A 1968 LETTER TO HER FAMILY PUBLISHED IN HER MEMOIR, THEN AGAIN.

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n 1967, Oak Brook resident Michael Butler saw a play in New York City that would change the course of his life. He was in New York with then-Illinois Gov. Otto Kerner, doing business related to Kerner’s Civil Disorders Commission, a task force established by President Lyndon Johnson to investigate the causes of the recent race riots in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Watts Riots of 1965, Chicago’s Division Street Riots of 1966 and the Newark Riots of 1967.

Butler was preparing to run for the U.S. Senate, and with both Gov. Kerner and Mayor Richard J. Daley behind him, his seat was all but sewn up.

But after seeing a preview of “Hair” at the Public Theater in New Continued on page 60

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York City, Butler—whose family famously founded the Village of Oak Brook and the Oak Brook Polo Club—called Kerner and Daley to tell them he was no longer running. Instead, he wanted to bring the play he had just seen to his constituents in Chicago.

“It turned out to be the strongest anti-war statement I had ever seen,” Butler said. “It was a statement about freedom, and a statement young people could believe in. It was a conversation between generations. It explained to audiences what young people were concerned about—the draft, primarily, and the war.”

Butler’s proposal to bring “Hair” to Chicago was turned down flat by Public Theater founder Joe Papp, so he went home to Oak Brook to regroup.

Ten days later, after “Hair” had officially opened at the Public Theater, his phone rang. It was Joe Papp.

“He said, ‘Would you like to co-produce the show commercially on Broadway?’ ” Butler said.

Butler jumped at the chance. After a few tweaks and snips, “Hair” opened on Broadway in April 1968, and was an immediate sensation. It ran on Broadway for 1,750 performances, and in numerous simultaneous productions across the U.S. and in Europe, including a London show that ran for nearly 2,000 performances.

“Hair” was also a major financial success, but that was simply a by-product of this revolutionary production, which reflected the hippie counterculture and sexual revolution of its era, creating controversy because of a nude scene and its depiction of drug use.

When it opened, Wall Street Journal critic John J. O’Connor said, “No matter the reaction to the content, I suspect the form will be important to the history of the American musical.”

Indeed, “Hair,” which broke ground for its raciallyintegrated cast, also defined a whole new genre: the rock musical.

More than 40 years later, Butler feels the dawning of a new “Age of Aquarius.” It is the perfect time, he said, to rekindle some of the positive values that came out of the counterculture movement—including freedom, peace and love. He hopes to reinvigorate the public by way of a new documentary chronicling the making of “Hair,” a musical that he said spoke to a culture on the precipice of change. He plans to premiere the film in the fall of 2016.

Butler, who is still in touch with many of the original performers, including Ben Vereen (a close friend), Keith Carradine, Joe Montegna, Ted Lange (of The Love Boat fame), Melba Moore, Meatloaf and Diane Keaton, hopes to involve all of them in the film. “‘Hair’ launched a lot of careers,” Butler said. “At one time, we had more people signed into equity than any other

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production in the country—we had 12 productions going on at one time. Many of these great entertainers have gone on to do other things.”

And yet for most of them, “Hair” was a seminal experience that would never be repeated.

Even for Butler, whose fascinating life seems like something only Jackie Collins herself could invent—polo player, special advisor to President John F. Kennedy, friend to the Kennedy family, political activist who landed on Richard Nixon’s “Enemies List,” godson to Tyrone Power, and playboy whose girlfriends have included Audrey Hepburn and Candace Bergen—, “Hair” was a defining moment that ended up defining his life. “‘Hair’ solidified everything that was happening in 1967, and it had a strong effect on everyone who was in it, including me” Butler said. “There was a mystical side to it that was life-changing. The friendship and love between all the people involved still exists.” n

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We’ve all been in an emergency situation. We have flat tires; we run out of gas. We get into collisions away from home; we get stuck in the mud or snow.

What do we do? We call on AAA. The best in the world do the same when they are performing and something goes wrong. Even the best performers forget their lines in a play.

Professional athletes twist an ankle or become dehydrated. They even begin to choke during crucial performances.

Salespeople find themselves not as prepared as the consumer. Parents freak out when their child is performing poorly.

What do champions do? They call on “AAA”—they adjust, they adapt, they adhere.

Adjust Every performer has the same amount of time as his or her competition to get prepared. Some do this better than others. If the condition, circumstance or situation changes, you may need to adjust your performance. Champions do this swiftly.

You can adjust your behavior by picking up the pace or slowing it down.

You can adjust your strategy or tactics at any time. I’ve seen simple tactical adjustments completely reverse a negative performance, and turn the tables into a victory. The best can and do adjust sooner, rather than later.

You can adjust your technique in sports by preparing a technical keyword that triggers the needed adjustment.

This must be practiced so it can be deployed under pressure.

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The best in the world adjust seamlessly within a performance.

Sometimes the adjustment is so subtle, you don’t see it. I coached a seasoned stage actor that forgot his lines in a crucial part of his starring role in front of a packed audience. Without a hitch, he adjusted his monologue and adlibbed his way to a standing ovation. He was a master of adjustment.

Adapt Champions acclimate themselves to the external conditions of an upcoming event. Athletes that perform in cold environments acclimate their bodies to this temperature change. If the weather is frigid, the performer becomes an Eskimo. If the weather is hot, he or she adapts like a nomad in the desert.

The best adapt to all weather changes while they perform. They can adapt to a muddy field by changing to longer cleats, or go with shorter cleats when they perform on faster turf. Tennis players adapt when they change court surfaces from hard, grass or clay courts.

You can adapt to the opposition. If they are too aggressive for your style, adapt by focusing on defense.

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REMEMBERING LABOR DAY

Each September begins with an entire day dedicated to celebrating the value of labor.

That’s a strange thought for some of us.

The work we do each weekday hardly seems worth popping a cork over—a blood vessel, maybe! Almost any kind of job can be a grind at times. Worse than being hard, our labor can sometimes feel meaningless.

Perhaps that’s why people sometimes idealize what clergy do. They’ll talk about envying the significance of a job so intimately related to the deep joys, sorrows and struggles of people’s lives. “You probably never go to bed thinking that nothing you did made a real difference,” one person said to me. “Well, not that often,” I rejoined. But that could equally be true of you. Some of the most life-changing ministers I’ve ever seen never wore a pulpit robe or did their best work in a religious building.

Many years ago, I took a job at IBM’s massive corporate headquarters in Armonk, N.Y. In those days, IBM ran its operations from a vast facility that seemed much like what I imagined the CIA’s headquarters must be like—only more secure! I recall hallways so wide you could drive a combine harvester down them without touching a wall. People in dark suits glided by one another at ten-foot distances, only occasionally nodding or murmuring a curt “hello.” The air was electric with activity; telephones chirped incessantly; people talked intensely; multi-million-dollar decisions were being made daily.

That workplace was extremely busy and beautiful, but it was the loneliest I’d ever been in—until I met the priest.

THE PRIEST BY THE WATER COOLER

Lou McCarthy was standing by the water cooler. A stocky man about 60 years old, he had a balding head and smiling eyes that I faintly recognized I’d seen at our neighborhood church. Lou wore the same crisp white shirt that all the executives did.

But at that moment, his sleeves were rolled up, and he was in the process of filling paper cups of water for a couple of younger employees.

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When he saw my face, Lou let out a whoop of recognition, and proceeded to introduce me to the people around us, as if we were all family members we’d not yet met. And then he handed me a cup full of water that I will never forget. It was just H2O in a blue Dixie cup, but for me—and I think the others in that hallway—, it was a taste of communion in a place parched for real community.

That was only the first lesson Lou taught me that summer. I remember the time we were in a crowded cafeteria line, and the guy in front of us arrived at the register with more food than he had the cash to cover.

Flushing with embarrassment, the man fumbled over which items to put back. He looked panicked over how he’d fight his way back through the line of impatient diners to return that piece of pie. When Lou simply stepped forward and said, “Hey, I’d be delighted to cover the difference for you,” you’d have thought he’d served the man a seven-course meal.

On another day, I recall seeing Lou at a table across the room, bowing his head to say grace over his meal. I heard him one time gently tell another employee that he’d been praying for her, and only later discovered that she’d been diagnosed with cancer.

I will always be particularly grateful for how often Lou stopped by to encourage me during a stretch when I felt imprisoned in my cubicle, desperately trying to finish a project that threw me into a frenzy of fear.

“It’s going to be just fine, Dan,” he’d say.

“You can do it. Just take it an hour at a time. I know you’ll come out just fine.”

What a difference that man made. And I wasn’t the only one who noticed. “That’s an unusually nice guy,” said Kathy, a pretty cynical co-worker with a desk near mine.

“Yeah,” I said, “we go to the same church.”

“Really?” she said. “Maybe that’s the kind of church that even someone like I could go to.” Later that summer, she did.

that singing bass in the choir was the most spiritual thing he did for God each week.

But the church building is just the first sacred space he and we enter at the start of a new week. As King David understood, God’s work is not confined to a house of worship. For “the earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it and all who live in it” (Psalm 24:1). If you recognize that, you will always and everywhere be about the business of building grace-filled relationships.

In his wonderful book, A Pretty Good Person, Lewis Smedes says, “The moment of grace comes to us in the dynamics of any situation we walk into. It is an opportunity that God sews into the fabric of a routine situation. It is a chance to do something creative, something helpful, something healing, something that makes one unmarked spot in the world better off for our having been there.”

So, maybe you’ll get out there to your workplace this week, and give the bread of practical help or spiritual hope to someone hungry in body or soul. Perhaps you’ll offer the cup of friendship to someone thirsty for communion. Maybe you’ll clothe someone shivering with loss with comfort or prayer, or visit someone imprisoned by fear or frenzy with encouragement. It could be that you’ll go the extra mile to extend care to someone who is sick, or risk letting someone lean on you, while you just lean on God. It does not matter whether your workplace is an office, a home, a school, on a plane, a hospital or even a church.

Wherever and whenever you do unto others like this, your labor serves God (Matt.

25:31-40). You are being what St. Peter once called “a royal priest” (1 Peter 2:9)—a mediator of God’s grace to people who are thirstier for it than you may imagine.

Thanks again, Lou. You helped me see the greater potential in every workplace.

As we all go back to work, happy Labor Day, and a great September to all of you.

WORK THAT MATTERS

Dr. Dan Meyer is the senior pastor at Christ Church of Oak Brook.

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