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Marketplace | Build Your Own Vintage Charm Bracelet at Estate Jewelers, Ltd.
Stepping into Estate Jewelers, Ltd. on Barrington’s Main…
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Marketplace | One-of-a-Kind Holiday Gifts Await at Estate Jewelers, Ltd.
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132. Heinen’s Grocery Going Strong in Glenview
It’s been a busy May for Heinen’s Grocery…
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95. Synergy HomeCare of Barrington Celebrates Six Years of Service
For six years, Synergy HomeCare has provided home-based, non-medical services to the Barrington area and beyond. Owner Diego Uribe and his dedicated team work around the clock to ensure that Synergy’s team of highly trained caregivers delivers the very best care to their clients. As they celebrate their sixth anniversary this month, they’re taking time to look back on what they’ve learned, and ahead to a growing future.
When Diego Uribe’s mother, Gladys Uribe, began her battle with cancer, Diego knew he would do whatever he could to ease her suffering and maintain her quality of life. “She had gone to the gym twice a day for as long as I could remember–she was a very healthy woman,” Diego recalls. “So to see her in pain, and to watch her health decline…it was a very difficult thing.”
Diego, a longtime Barrington resident, had to piece together resources in the Houston, Texas, area to provide the care his mother needed. Though there were many services available for medical and non-medical care, they were impersonal and required extensive coordination from a distance.
“I was upset by the lack of personal attention my mother received. She deserved better than that.”
It was a few years after his mother’s passing that Diego decided to leave his corporate job to pursue a career in home care services.
As Diego researched the home care industry, he was drawn to Synergy HomeCare’s business structure. “It provided some helpful tools for us as we were just starting out,” he says. So in March of 2008, Diego started the first Synergy HomeCare franchise in Illinois……

345. Learning Trek Academy is Growing!
Denise Tenyer started Learning Trek Academy with one…
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309. Tom Heinen’s Favorites for Your Thanksgiving Feast
It’s crunch time at Heinen’s grocery store in…
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300. Thomas Balsamo Reflects on 35 Years in Photography
World-renowned portrait photographer and lifelong Barrington resident Thomas…
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295. Holiday Inspiration Awaits at TT Patton
If you stroll by TT Patton’s display window…
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283. Healthy Living: Dr. James Baird’s Top 5 Tips for Fit & Fabulous Feet
Podiatrist James Baird, D.P.M. will be the featured…
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259. A Day of Celebration & Healing with Christina Currie Events
Hala Dairi had never worked with an event planner before she met Christina Currie, and hired her to plan a mother/daughter brunch. Now, she’ll never work with another one: Christina is her one and only.
Hala, a North Barrington resident, hadn’t entertained on a large scale in her new home since it was built in 2006. In the intervening years, she attended many events at friends’ homes, but never hosted herself. “With moving and working, it was a really busy time,” Hala recalls. A mother of three, she also manages her husband, pulmonologist Dr. Firas Dairi’s, area medical office. But as her second child approached college age, she felt it was time to reach out to her friends with a warm invitation.
When Hala drew up her guest list, it totaled close to 80—an intimidating number. “I thought, I cannot do it myself.”
She found Christina Currie Events on the internet, and felt an immediate connection.
“I liked her because she’s from Barrington, and would know what I was looking for.”
Christina, who is known for giving her undivided attention to clients, met with Hala at her home.
The first meeting took about an hour, during which she learned Hala’s vision for her event—and noticed many details about her personal style.
“I took cues from their home, which is filled with linens and soft, round lights,” Christina says.
This vision, coupled with her knowledge of Hala’s preferences, were enough to set the experienced event planner’s wheels in motion.
Hala, who is of Syrian descent, wanted her friends and family to feel uniquely cared for in the midst of turmoil. She also wanted to celebrate her two daughters, Layal (18) and Nawal (14). “It [the conflict in Syria] stopped everyone from enjoying life. We’re always talking, thinking about it,” Hala laments. “My kids are fed up—we’re not going out. But kids grow up. You cannot stop living. I wanted everybody to come and just enjoy each other.”
Christina immediately understood the significance of the event……

249. NoonDaily Update: Dr. Reinhold Llerena Relocates Practice & Welcomes New Physician
For today’s NoonDaily Update, we have some exciting…
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241. Wellness Place Brings Annual Gala Back to Barrington
The Wickstrom Auto Group Showroom will set the…
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227. Barrington Wardrobe Consultants Unveil W by Worth’s Winter Line
If you want to rev up your fall…
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204. ‘Skin Wellness by Renee’ Moves to Barrington & Offers September Discount
If you live in or around the Village…
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