When Adam and Candice Smithyman opened a combination church and coffee shop in a vacated Grayslake storefront this summer, they had three card tables and some folding chairs. “This really was a leap ...

For years, Candice Smithyman has dreamt of making other people’s dreams come true. The co-owner of Christ’s Cafe Church in Grayslake, Smithyman has long desired to lift up lesser-known Christian ...