We asked the amazing Elliott staff members to share some of their favorite things with us. Use this guide for gift ideas or to send in a little treat to thank a staff member for all they do for our community!
Specials Teachers
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Favorite Snacks: charcuterie
Favorite Drinks: Starbucks & Vitamin Water
Favorite Restaurants: Lou Malnati's, Tomato Bar, Café Borgia
Favorite Stores: Toluka Paperie
Hobbies: art & architecture, travel, baking
Favorite Scents: ocean/beachy scents/rain (candles)
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Favorite Snack: granola bars
Favorite Drinks: diet Coke
Favorite Restaurants: Jalapeños restaurant
Favorite Stores: Menards
Hobbies: going fishing
Favorite Scents: cookies
Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Bears/Blackhawks/Cubs
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Favorite Snacks: Twix, macarons, Doritos, popcorn
Favorite Drinks: hot chocolate & 0 sugar vitamin water
Favorite Restaurants: Portillo’s, Panera Bread, Aurelio's, Dunkin
Favorite Stores: Amazon & Target
Hobbies: Making art :) I also like puzzles and maps
Favorite Scents: apple, coconut, almond, peppermint
Favorite Sports Team: Blackhawks
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Favorite Snack: Cheetos cheese
puffs
Favorite Drink: I love to make hot tea
Favorite Restaurants: Anything with vegan/vegetarian options
Favorite Stores: Target or Amazon
Hobby: reading
Favorite Scent: lavender
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Favorite Snack: Doritos
Favorite Drinks: Coffee or Coke Zero
Favorite Restaurants: Jimmy Johns/Subway
Favorite Store: Target
Hobbies: reading, playing with my children & dog!
Favorite Scent: vanilla
Classroom Aides
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Favorite Snacks: beef sticks & chips
Favorite Drinks: Dunkin iced coffee & Bubbly
Favorite Restaurants: Portillos & Chik fil a
Favorite Stores: Target & Amazon
Hobby: shopping & puzzles
Favorite Scent: anything light & fresh
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Favorite Snack: Starbursts
Favorite Drink: Starbucks
Favorite Restaurant: Panera
Favorite Store: Target
Favorite Scent: Bath and body works Curtis sunshine (not sure if that’s the name)
Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Cubs
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Favorite Snack: gummy candy
Favorite Drink: sweet tea
Favorite Restaurant: Chipotle
Favorite Store: Target
Hobbies: reading
Favorite Scent: apple
Favorite Sports Team: Cubs
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Favorite Snack: sour gummies
Favorite Drink: Strawberry açaí lemonade from Starbucks
Favorite Restaurant: McDonalds
Favorite Store: Sanrio (Hello kitty anything!)
Hobbies: making art, listening to music, cleaning lol
Favorite Scents: earthy, floral, apple, campfire, rain
Favorite Sports Team: White Sox
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Favorite Snacks: popcorn, cheetos
Favorite Drink: iced coffee
Favorite Restaurants: Portillos, Culvers
Favorite Stores: Temu, Target
Hobbies: Hanging with my school kids and going home and hanging with my kids
Favorite Scent: fruity, especially watermelon
Favorite Sports Team: Go Cubs!
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Favorite Snack: I love all food except healthy stuff
Favorite Drink: seltzer
Favorite Restaurant: Teibel’s
Favorite Store: any supermarket
Hobbies: fishing, cooking
Favorite Sports Team: any team playing Notre Dame
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Favorite Snack: flavored popcorn
Favorite Drink: coffee
Favorite Restaurant: Chipotle
Favorite Store: Target
Hobby: Baking- my specialty has become cheesecake
Favorite Scent: lavender
Favorite Sports Team: Cubs & Bears
Exceptional Achievers
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Favorite Snack: chocolate
Favorite Drink: Coke
Favorite Restaurant: Rosebud
Favorite Store: Target
Hobbies: Exercising, journaling, cooking, gardening, watching baseball with kids and grandson
Favorite Scent: eucalyptus
Favorite Sports Team: White Sox
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Favorite Snack: snack trays
Favorite Drinks: blue gatorade, coke, and iced coffee
Favorite Restaurants: Chilis & Panera Bread
Favorite Stores: Target, Ulta, TJ Maxx
Hobby: makeup
Favorite Scent: vanilla/rose
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Favorite Snacks: chips, cookies
Favorite Drinks: coffee/iced tea
Favorite Restaurants: Culvers, House Of Pizza
Favorite Stores: Jewel, Target
Hobbies: gardening
Favorite Scent: floral
Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Cubs
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Favorite Snack: Skinny Popcorn
Favorite Drink: Diet Pepsi
Favorite Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse
Favorite Stores: Old Navy
Hobby: working out at Fitness Pointe
Favorite Scent: any fruity flavors
Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Blackhawks
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Favorite Snack: fruit snacks or veggie chips
Favorite Drink: coffee
Favorite Restaurant: Chili’s
Favorite Store: Target
Hobbies: hockey, gardening, walking my dog
Favorite Scent: vanilla
Favorite Sports Team: Blackhawks
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Favorite Snack: kit kats
Favorite Drink: diet dr pepper
Favorite Restaurant: Chili’s
Favorite Store: Amazon
Hobbies: puzzles
Favorite Scent: sugar cookie
Favorite Sports Team: Bears and Bulls
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Favorite Snack: cookies, brownies, sweet pastries
Favorite Drink: cold brew coffee and hot cocoa
Favorite Restaurant: Casa Del Mar
Favorite Store: Michaels
Hobbies: craft with my Cricut, crochet and read
Favorite Scent: lavender
Favorite Sports Team: Girls on the Run!
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Favorite Snack: popcorn
Favorite Drink: Dr. Pepper or coffee
Favorite Restaurant: Chipotle
Favorite Store: Target
Hobbies: reading
Favorite Scent: black cherry
Favorite Sports Teams: Cubs & Steelers
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Favorite Snack: chocolate chip cookie
Favorite Drink: Coke Zero
Favorite Restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings
Favorite Stores: 2nd & Charles, Disc Replay
Hobbies: playing video games, reading novels, karaoke
Favorite Sports Teams: Chicago (Bears, Bulls, Cubs) or Indiana University
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Favorite Snack: sunflower seeds, popcorn, anything chocolate
Favorite Drink: Sprite and blue Gatorade
Favorite Restaurant: Danny Z’s, Chipotle, Noodles and Co.
Favorite Store: Target
Hobbies: reading!
Favorite Scent: anything light and fresh
Favorite Sports Team: Blackhawks, Bears, Cubs
Leveled Literacy & Substitutes
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Favorite Snacks: Pixies and Reese’s peanut butter cups
Favorite Drink: green teas
Favorite Restaurant: Olive Garden
Favorite Store: Amazon
Hobbies: pickleball and spending time with my family
Favorite Scent: vanilla
Favorite Sports Team: Cubs
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Favorite Snack: Doritos
Favorite Drink: Coke in a glass bottle
Favorite Restaurant: Asada
Favorite Store: Box Lunch
Hobby: crochet/yarn arts
Favorite Scent: Pure Grace by Philosophy or Apple
Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Bears
Title Team
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Favorite Snacks: anything salty!
Favorite Drinks: iced coffee & sparkling water
Favorite Restaurants: anything Mexican
Favorite Store: Target & Amazon
Hobbies: walking & watching sports
Favorite Scent: lavender
Favorite Sports Team: White Sox, Purdue, Bears
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Favorite Snack: nut mix
Favorite Drink: iced lattes
Favorite Restaurant: Jersey Mikes
Favorite Store: TJ Maxx or Marshalls
Hobbies: reading
Favorite Scent: fruity scents
Favorite Sports Teams: Cubs
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Favorite Snack: popcorn
Favorite Drink: coffee
Favorite Restaurant: Butterfingers
Favorite Store: Amazon
Hobbies: running
Favorite Scent: lavender
Favorite Sports Teams: Purdue or Chicago Cubs
Custodial Team
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Favorite Snack: bacon jerky
Favorite Drink: Monster energy
Favorite Restaurant: House Of Kobe
Favorite Store: Cabela’s
Hobby: fishing
Favorite Scents: pine
Sports Team: Bears
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Favorite Snack: 3 musketeers
Favorite Drink: Red Bull energy
Favorite Restaurant: El Salto
Favorite Store: Amazon
Favorite Scent: crisp linen
Sports Team: Bears & Bulls
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Favorite Snack: peanut M&M’s
Favorite Drink: Squirt soda
Favorite Restaurant: Sophia’s Restaurant
Favorite Store: Walmart
Hobby: days off with my family
Favorite Scents: lavender
Sports Team: Mexico soccer
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Favorite Snack: Twix
Favorite Drink: Dr. Pepper
Favorite Restaurant: Olive Garden
Favorite Store: Target
Hobby: roller skating
Favorite Scents: vanilla or fresh linen
Sports Team: Cubs & Bears
Kindergarten Teachers
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Favorite Snacks: veggie straws (sea salt or ranch), Fiber One brownies or cinnamon coffee cake, Lay's baked chips regular or BBQ
Favorite Drinks: Starbucks, Diet Rite, unsweetened iced tea
Favorite Restaurants: Pepinos, Butterfingers, La Carreta, Olive Garden
Favorite Stores: TJ Maxx, Target, Kohl's
Hobbies: reading, walking, antiquing, shopping
Favorite Scents: Bath and Body Works hand soaps-Moonflower Petals, Lemon, Frozen Lake, Almond, (*Allergies to candles, plug-ins, perfume)
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Favorite Snacks: Reeses, pretzels, cool ranch Doritos!
Favorite Drinks: iced coffee (Starbucks), iced tea, Bang
Favorite Restaurants: Noodles and Co., Panera, Potbelly
Favorite Store: Target
Hobbies: tennis, running, and working out when I can!
Favorite Scents: eucalyptus
Favorite Sports Team: Cubs & Bears
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Favorite Snacks: chips/crackers, chocolate, trail mix, dried fruit, sour/gummy candy
Favorite Drinks: Dr. Pepper, Coke, sweet tea, Hint water, hot chocolate
Favorite Restaurants: Provecho, Potbelly, Tomato Bar, Burgerhaus
Hobbies: reading, shopping, collecting ornaments, baking
Favorite Scents: winter candy apple, clean scents, eucalyptus mint
1st Grade Teachers
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Favorite Snack: popcorn
Favorite Drinks: coffee, tea, lemonade
Favorite Restaurants: Danny Z's, Kitaro
Favorite Stores: Target, Amazon, Ulta
Hobbies: reading, boxing
Favorite Scents: vanilla or lavender
Favorite Sports Team: White Sox and Chicago Bears
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Favorite Snack: Monster Trail Mix
Favorite Drink: Cherry Pepsi
Favorite Restaurants: Texas Roadhouse & LaQuesadilla
Favorite Store: Target
Hobby: Scuba Diving
Favorite Sports Team: Oklahoma Sooners (college softball)
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Favorite Snacks: popcorn or sour candy
Favorite Drink: Dunkin Coffee
Favorite Restaurants: Butterfingers or Pepinos
Favorite Store: Target
Hobby: gardening
Favorite Sports Team: Cubs
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Favorite Snack: popcorn
Favorite Drinks: Pepsi or unsweetened iced tea
Favorite Restaurant: Tomato Bar
Favorite Store: Target
Hobby: reading
Favorite Scent: lavender
2nd Grade Teachers
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Favorite Snacks: beef sticks or pretzels
Favorite Drinks: low calorie energy drinks or tea
Favorite Restaurants: House of Kobe, Longhorn or Olive Garden
Favorite Stores: TJ Maxx, Kohls or Amazon
Hobbies: I love anything outdoors: hiking, biking, boating, and exploring state parks!!
Favorite Scents: lavender / floral
Favorite Sports Team: Bears
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Favorite Snacks: salty-chips, pretzels, etc.
Favorite Drinks: diet Pepsi & water
Favorite Restaurants: Tomato Bar & Asada
Favorite Stores: Amazon & Target
Hobbies: reading, exercise, family time
Favorite Scents: floral (lotions), candles (eucalyptus)
Favorite Sports Team: Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs
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Favorite Snacks: popcorn, veggie straw, & goldfish
Favorite Drinks: diet Pepsi, Dunkin iced coffee, lattes
Favorite Restaurants: Schoops, Panda Express, Cafe Borgia, Grindhouse
Favorite Stores: Target & Amazon
Hobbies: running & embroidery
Favorite Scents: evergreen, anything fresh/nature-y
Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Bears & Chicago Blackhawks
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Favorite Snacks: Sun Chips, Skinny Pop popcorn, peanut M&M's
Favorite Drinks: DD iced coffee or water
Favorite Restaurants: I like them all! Butterfingers, Panera, Jimmy Johns, Lighthouse, McVeys, and more :)
Favorite Stores: Amazon & Target
Hobbies: reading, bowling, playing/reading with my grandkids
Favorite Scents: no favorites *scented things tend to irritate my sinuses
Favorite Sports Team: Cubs
3rd Grade Teachers
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Favorite Snack: sour candy
Favorite Drink: Diet Cherry Pepsi
Favorite Restaurant: Firehouse Subs
Favorite Store: Target
Hobby: reading
Favorite Scent: Lemon (*allergic to lotions)
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Favorite Snacks: I love salty snacks, but not opposed to anything with caramel
Favorite Drinks: Dunkin lattes and sparkling water
Favorite Restaurants: J’s Peapod, Danny Z’s, Tomato Bar
Favorite Stores: Target, TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Amazon
Hobbies: spending time with family and friends, watching my kids play sports and dance, relaxing, going to wineries, cleaning
Favorite Scent: it changes with the seasons. Spring/Summer: Lemon, Watermelon Fall: Vanilla, Apple Spice Winter: Pine
Favorite Sports Team: White Sox, Bears, Blackhawks, Munster teams
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Favorite Snacks: Cheez-its, Goldfish, toffee, or sour gummy candy
Favorite Drinks: Hint water & lemonade
Favorite Restaurants: Panera Bread
Favorite Stores: Amazon & Target
Hobbies: learning how to use the Cricut
Favorite Scents: vanilla
Favorite Sports Team: Cubs
4th Grade Teachers
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Favorite Snacks: salty (w/cheese is good, too), not sweet = popcorn, pretzels, chips, crackers, etc.
Favorite Drinks: Lipton unsweetened iced tea & plain water
Favorite Restaurants: Danny Zs, RBar, Wendy's, and anything Mexican
Favorite Stores: Dollar Tree, Michaels (crafting), Meijer, Target
Hobbies: I LOVE to golf and attend sporting events - especially baseball and basketball
Favorite Scents: lilac, jasmine, lavender, berries, lemon
Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Cubs
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Favorite Snacks: anything salty!
Favorite Drinks: Diet Coke & La Croix
Favorite Restaurant: Chipotle
Favorite Store: Target
Hobbies: reading, hiking/walking, riding my bike
Favorite Scent: vanilla
Favorite Sports Team: White Sox
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Favorite Snacks: anything milk chocolate
Favorite Drink: coffee
Favorite Restaurant: Olive Garden
Favorite Store: Target
Hobbies: traveling, visiting new places, being a soccer mom
Favorite Scents: lemon & cinnamon
Favorite Sports Team: Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Fire
5th Grade Teachers
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Favorite Snack: roasted/salted nuts
Favorite Drink: Starbucks
Favorite Restaurants: Asada & Casa Del Mar
Favorite Stores: Amazon, Marshalls, Athleta
Hobbies: crocheting, scrapbooking, reading, learning Italian, playing the violin
Favorite Scents: earthy, campfire, etc., anything natural & not chemical
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Favorite Snacks: trail mix, Bevita, & beef jerky
Favorite Drinks: green/chai tea & coffee
Favorite Restaurants: Mizu Sushi & Little Italy
Favorite Store: Amazon
Hobbies: frisbee golf, video games, reading & cooking
Favorite Scents: fall smells, ocean, fresh laundry
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Favorite Snack: peanut M&Ms
Favorite Drinks: Coke Zero or Dunkin coffee
Favorite Restaurants: Mexican Restaurants
Favorite Store: Target
Hobby: reading
Favorite Scents: sweet scents (pumpkin, coconut, pineapple)
Favorite Sports Teams: Blackhawks & Bears
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Favorite Snacks: popcorn
Favorite Drinks: Starbucks or Dunkin
Favorite Restaurants: Chick Fil A
Favorite Stores: Amazon
Hobbies: hiking, drawing, crafting
Favorite Scent: Rose Water and Ivy Candle from Bath and Body Works
Favorite Sports Team: Blackhawks
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Favorite Snacks: guacamole, chips, & Reese’s
Favorite Drink: Dunkin coffee
Favorite Restaurant: Panera Bread & any Mexican restaurant
Favorite Store: Old Navy, Nordstrom, Target
Favorite Sports Team: White Sox