Sally wildman

Lake County

Rachel Barnes

Chicago Metropolitan Area

Highland Park

Illinois

Eric DeGrechie

Deerfield

Cook County

Northbrook

Winnetka-Glencoe

Lake Forest-Lake Bluff

Glenview

Buffalo Grove

Vernon Hills

Wilmette-Kenilworth

Niles-Morton Grove

Amie Schaenzer

Libertyville

Secret World Books

Secret World Books, the cozy, independent bookstore located at 1774 2nd Street in downtown Highland Park, will be hosting first-time author and Bannockburn resident Jeff Burgess. Reading from his business memoir, “It Worked For Me!,” detailing his climb from a much-needed wake-up call from his father, to selling over a billion dollars of computer technology. In 1999 Burgess founded his own tech company, growing it to over $100M until his retirement in 2023, after a successful and innovative 43-year industry career.
The reading will take place at 2pm on Saturday, October 17th.Freshly baked desserts will be provided from Highland Park’s Curt’s Café. Kindly RSVP should you be able to attend the one-hour event at Secret World Books to <a href="mailto:info@secretworldbooks.com">info@secretworldbooks.com</a>

Local Event: First-Time Bannockburn Author Book Passage Reading 

First-Time Bannockburn Author Book Passage...

Secret World Books, the cozy, independent bookstore located at 1774 2nd Street in downtown Highland Park, will be hosting...

First-Time Bannockburn Author Book Passage Reading 

North Shore Country Day

Discover how North Shore Country Day’s JK–12 program gives students the personal attention, academic challenge and opportunities to discover who they are — and prepares them for wherever they go next. Join us for our annual Open House at 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 18. Tour our campus, meet our community and see what it means to be known here and ready anywhere.&nbsp;

Applicants to grades 6–12 are welcome to join their parents/guardians for the program; however, the program for grades JK–5 is intended for adults only.

<a href="https://www.nscds.org/openhouse" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">REGISTER NOW</a>

Local Event: Admissions Open House for Junior Kindergarten - 12th Grade

Admissions Open House for Junior Kindergarten -...

Discover how North Shore Country Day’s JK–12 program gives students the personal attention, academic challenge and...

Admissions Open House for Junior Kindergarten - 12th Grade

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