Illinois College alumni have tapped into their strengths to start businesses around the country.

Last February, Schinequa L. Brazier ’14 was focused on finishing her master’s degree in exercise science and using essential oils and other natural ingredients to manage the stress of her busy life.

Dan Weinberger ’74 couldn’t have known how one fateful dinner party would set him on the path of a long career working in the restaurant industry, nearly two decades of which he has spent operating his own very successful eatery.

And…