John Dixon
From left, Whitney, Adam, Ethan and Erika Tock stand near a pasture at their rural Mahomet home.
Jeff and Kathy Tock are proud of their tall, attractive children, but Mahomet residents say they were all a little surprised when a Chicago modeling agency launched their careers into high gear.
Suddenly, the Tocks' three youngest children started showing up in national ads and even on a magazine cover, coached by their oldest daughter, Erika, who will graduate from the University of Illinois in May with a degree in music.
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