Action Figures: Chicagoans of the Year 2009

GRAHM BALKANY Gropius in Chicago Coalition RAMSEY LEWIS Proclamation of Hope / Songs from the Heart SAM HARRIS Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center ANNETTE NANCE-HOLT & RONALD HOLT Purpose Over Pain SARA FOSZCZ Main Stay Therapeutic Riding Program There are people who talk about doing, and then there are people who get things done. … Read more

O Phase: Living Oprah documents Robyn Okrant’s year of practicing Winfrey’s advice

In 2008, Robyn Okrant, a Lincoln Square yoga instructor, embarked on a yearlong quest to do everything Oprah Winfrey advised. The project cost her more than $4,700 and 1,200 hours of unwavering obedience to Oprah’s mantra, “Live your best life.” Okrant’s blog, livingoprah.com, documented the whole project. Her new memoir, Living Oprah (Center Street; $24.99), … Read more