Ladies Who Question

Jen Gustafson knows skin, and she really knows how to make yours positively glow! Jen is the owner of Sheridan Skincare on Sheridan Road, right across the street from the Metra train station in Lake Bluff. Jen is the kind of esthetician who treats every person's skincare needs individually. No cookie-cutter regimens here! Eyelash and eyebrow tinting are also on the menu, along with a superior array of skincare products. It's nearly...

Live from New York...it's a blizzard- 20 inches worth of the glorious white stuff in Central Park. And that's straight from the mouth of a Manhattanite who was kind enough to tell us about it and document the uber-creative snowmen from Central Park and Tompkins Park. Thank you, Shay Hempeck!

Also, a positive update on Punch, the sad monkey in the Ichikawa Zoo in Japan. Punch now has a compassionate defender in the mean monkey clique...

The ⁨@ladieswhoquestion⁩ blab about this 'n that this week; a couple of the eyebrow-raising -Olympic side-stories that are kind of fun, said farewells to two Hollywood stars, and another visit to the New York City restaurant that welcomes single diners and the bot dates on their phones. Apparently, #EVA AI is a bit of a "thing" in The Big Apple. TMZ even covered it! Tune in, relax, and let your ears bathe in the sounds of the silly...

Oh my aching back, neck, (insert body part here) _____.. If any of your parts have taken a licking, Amanda Arendt, PT, DPT, of PRx Physical Therapy in Lake Bluff, IL, will get them ticking! Amanda is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a CrossFit1 and Hyrox Trainer, and an athlete herself. She KNOWS how to Humpty Dumpty you back together. She's young, fun, smart, she runs her own business, and she knows what she's doing. Listen to this p...

Admit it. You've either taken a selfie in front of the Home Alone house in Winnetka, IL, OR you thought about it. It's okay, you're just one of so, so many who have done so. John Abendshien, now of Lake Forest, IL, should know. He was the owner of the famed abode during filming of the beloved movie, and he wrote a book with ALL of the deets. Lise read "Home But Alone No More", and gave it 5 Little Nero pizzas up. John regaled the ...

Almost everyone agrees that everything looks better by candlelight, right? The #ladieswhoquestion sit down with local Lake Bluff artisan candlemaker, Nichole Marbach of Cherished Candle Company for another edition of Let's Talk Local. Nichole creates candles, melts, and room and linen sprays in the most delicious scents. Lise and Holli were nearly swooning after a few sniffs! Cherished Candle Company is a woman-owned basement busin...

Ladies Who Question here with a brand new edition of Let's Talk Local! Our guest is Heather Froman Fowler, a very successful Realtor on Chicago's North Shore. Heather lives in Lake Bluff, IL, and loves our little village just about as much as the #ladieswhoquestion. Heather brings her sunny disposition and positive attitude to work every single day, and believes that integrity and solid client relationships are the cornerstones of ...

Please enjoy this replay of an earlier episode of Let's Talk Local. Our guest, Michael Cohen, is a divorce mediator from Lake Forest, IL. He hopes you never have to contact him, but if you do, this podcast interview with him will prepare you. Thanks for listening!

The holidays are over, and we now enter what is sometimes referred to as "Divorce Season". This episode of #ladieswhoquestion is another Let's Talk Local, and this week's ...

NYC is no dating desert. In a city of 8 million people, wouldn't you think one could find HUMAN companionship? If not, welcome to the dystopian dating venue, EVA AI. It's the world's first AI dating cafe. It opened in December in New York City. All you need is your phone and your AI Companion Bot. Talk about a cheap date! Moving on to mind control, tech scientists are busy as beavers working on a way to reprogram prisoners' minds. ...

Ahhhhh, what a way to spend a day; flotation therapy to calm frazzled nerves, an infrared sauna to banish aches and pains and re-energize, followed by a therapeutic massage, and a cold plunge to get you going and rid your body of damaging inflammation. Matt Brueggeman, owner of #Flotstone in downtown Lake Bluff, Illinois, tells all about it to #ladieswhoquestion. This will definitely land atop YOUR wish list to Santa. Lisë and Holl...

Festive fun is found everywhere you look in our charming little Hallmark village of Lake Bluff, IL. Lisë and Holli extol the variety of Christmas holiday activities going on in Lake Bluff and Lake Forest. Also up for discussion: "interesting" art at Art Basel in Miami; an AI app that needs to go bye-bye NOW; the veil gets pulled back even farther on P Diddy's misdeeds in 50 Cent's new documentary; and a clinical trial about man's b...

Allegra Heinz, owner of Lake Bluff's most stylish boutique, Source & Style, is this week's guest on Let's Talk Local, from ⁨@ladieswhoquestion⁩ . Source & Style is part of Lake Bluff History Museum's Holiday Home Tour on Sunday, December 7th. Tour-goers can sip Prosecco as they shop at Source & Style before or after the tour of festive, designer-decorated Lake Bluff residences. Allegra also created tablescapes in four ...

Lake Bluff, Illinois, oozes with hometown charm, and it never shines brighter than over the holidays. This year, the Lake Bluff History Museum Holiday Home Tour showcases six spectacular houses decked to the hilt in an array of holiday finery. It's a benefit for the much-loved Lake Bluff History Museum. Lake Bluff’s own very successful Interior Designer, Katy Evans of Katy Evans Design, is a “Bluffer”, and her home is one of the si...

The holidays are upon us, and so is what is sometimes referred to as "Divorce Season". This episode of #ladieswhoquestion is another Let's Talk Local, and this week's guest is certified divorce mediator, Michael Cohen. Michael, a most amiable and compassionate guy, has helped many couples navigate the painful waters of separation and divorce through the more civilized process of mediation. He explains the advantages of mediation ov...

Major fakery alert! What do Coke and Tom Brady have in common? Dig this: Coke's new Christmas ad features a whole bunch of wide-eyed, cute little critters bristling in anticipation of Santa's Christmas Coca-Cola delivery to the quaint hamlet they inhabit. It's all quite sweet, but feels...phony. And, it is. It's all AI-generated, and you can tell. And, Tom Brady's newest man's best friend is as tail-waggingly cute as cute can get. ...

Have you SEEN how tricked-out some college kids' dorm rooms are lately? It's absolutely over the top. Holli watched a cool PBS doc about Princess Kate, and she highly recommends it to royal watchers. Lise was slightly aghast but not surprised to learn that AI Bot gamblers are, Just. Like. Us., and can get addicted to gambling, too! The #ladieswhoquestion speculate and gossip about the upcoming finale of The Golden Bachelor. An RIP...

Let's Talk Local again!~ This week, Michael Forman of Lake Forest Pack n' Ship in Lake Forest, IL is our guest. Do you need a mailbox? He's got 'em. How about shipping of any kind to anywhere? He can do that, too. Need a notary, or packing materials, or copies printed, or even faxed? Michael's your guy, and Lake Forest Pack n' Ship is the place. Michael's a friendly guy with a can-do attitude. Be sure to ask him about his grandkids...

Four, count ‘em, 4 in a row for the Chicago Bears, and Da' Bears fans can barely believe it! The #ladieswhoquestion are on the AI trail again, and how can they not be? It's like Savoir Faire, it's EVERYWHERE! (Caution: The aforementioned is a Boomer TV humor reference). Robot DJs on an AI radio station? Radio DJ'ing is only one of the most fun jobs around, or at least it was. Robot horses don't make sense. But, guess what? They've...