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Jack Mendelsohn, 68, a retired State Department official living in Washington, obtained home care for his mother in Chicago by working with Karp's Evanston, Ill., agency. His mother, who was frail and becoming forgetful, was receiving care she was dissatisfied with. Karp found a more suitable attendant and supervised her with regular home visits. Karp's fee was $90 an hour, and home care cost $125 a day--all paid for by Mendelsohn. His mother died last year, at 91. "You need a professional on-site to supervise this kind of continuous care, check in with the doctors...
...other new acquaintances--and had an epiphany that would transform her professional life. "I thought to myself, These are people who should know one another," says Ryan, who was also the mother of four children under age 7. Some of her new contacts were moms from her kids' Evanston, Ill., schools who had left their careers years ago but were ready to tiptoe back. "I was meeting accountants and lawyers at mom-and-tot classes who wanted to find a little work," Ryan says, "but who had no idea...
...complementary effect may be even more robust in the coffee trade. After Starbucks proved that plenty of customers will pay $4 for a soy-caramel machiatto, many local shops profited from selling equally fancy fare. Michael Thomas, co-owner of the Unicorn Cafe in Evanston, Ill., says that after a Starbucks opened across the street from his place in 1992, the increased customer traffic in the neighborhood helped him post his best year ever; his yearly revenues are up 40% since then. "We always felt guilty about raising prices," he says, "but Starbucks helps us do that from time...
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...Crimson will next travel to the Northwestern Tournament in Evanston, Ill., where it will face-off against midwest programs Loyola-Chicago, DePaul and Northwestern...