Here at Ageless North Shore we favor the counter-intuitive approach to stories. Why else would we feature Traeger Furs now that spring is upon us? And why feature a furrier at all? Doesn’t that play into the North Shore stereotypes that Ageless often debunks?
Well, as our good friend Walt Whitman used to say; “Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes.”

Barry Traeger
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The revitalization of Downtown Skokie is a work in progress. Howard Meyer, executive director of the Skokie Chamber of Commerce and Randy Miles, president of IMODS and owner of the Village Inn are working with the Village of Skokie to make it happen.

Randy Miles and Howard Meyer...casual Friday
The Independent Merchants of Downtown Skokie is a nonprofit organization composed of business people, property owners and concerned citizens that propose ideas for downtown development.
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Rachael Ray

Montana Leaf, Widman Designs
A necklace created by Lake Forest jewelry designer Diana Widman will be worn by Rachael Ray on the Rachael Ray daytime talk show Monday, December 21 – that’s 10 am on WGN, Channel 9, in the Chicago area, or check here for your local show time. Rachael Ray will be interviewing Rod Stewart, and Ray will be wearing a piece called Montana Leaf.
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