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GO COURTSIDE DR. MICHAEL S. LEWIS RELEASES AN INSPIRING NEW MEMOIR FILLED WITH LESSONS LEARNED FROM STAR ATHLETES AND COACHES, INCLUDING “HIS AIRNESS” HIMSELF.
BOOM ECONOMY REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS SAY FALLOUT FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS ACCELERATING AN EXODUS FROM CHICAGO TO THE NORTH SHORE.
INTERVIEW BY KEMMIE RYAN THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
What is Michael Jordan really like? If this question has ever crossed your mind, you’re in luck. Dr. Michael S. Lewis, an orthopedic surgeon at Illinois Bone and Joint Institute who was lucky enough to work with arguably the National Basketball Association’s greatest player of all time, shares his thoughts in a newly released memoir—The Ball’s in Your Court. Dr. Lewis has worked with the likes of Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, and Bill Veeck during his career. We caught up with the Bannockburn resident recently to learn more. What inspired you to write this book? As the orthopedic consultant for the Chicago Bulls during their last two championship seasons, I wrote the book to take readers behind the scenes, while sharing life lessons that I have learned from Michael Jordan and Continued on PG 14
With a front porch and gorgeous outdoor space, this Nantucket home at 325 Richmond Road in Kenilworth, offered by Jena Radnay with @properties, is just what today’s young buyers are looking for. BY MITCH HURST THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
While we await hard data about the long-term impact of COVID-19 on the real estate market, an informal survey of Realtors™ on the North Shore reveals the market is not only alive and well—it’s thriving. According to local agents and brokers, a number of factors is driving an uptick of interest in North Shore homes from families currently
residing in Chicago. These factors include the need for office space if work-at-home becomes a more permanent fixture of corporate life, and concerns about continued spread of the virus in more densely populated neighborhoods. "Things are still moving and the market might be even better than before COVID-19," says Luke Mutter, a broker with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices in Lake Forest. "I'm seeing more activity now than back in 2007." One of the recent phenomena driving increased demand for North Shore homes is simple: When
the whole family is home at once, for months on end, the need for more space in undeniable. Families with young children who may have waited to move to the suburbs until their children were of school age, especially those with two working parents, are speeding up their move to the suburbs—even before their children reach school age. "What today's suburban buyer is after is a Continued on PG 12