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Residents Appreciate Local Composting Initiative

David A.F. Sweet

Apr 15

Residents Appreciate Local Composting Initiative

By David A. F. Sweet With Earth Month reminding all to care for the environment, scores of Lake Foresters are taking advantage of a...

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Rendezvous Arts Music Group Strikes a Chord at Gorton

karrasj

Mar 26

Rendezvous Arts Music Group Strikes a Chord at Gorton

By Kim Piekos March of 2020 scarred musicians who had played in the Lake Forest Symphony: not only did the group fold the month before...

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karrasj

Mar 13

Fired Up About Flapjacks

By Thais O'Malley The Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Department put on its Flapjacks with a Firefighter Mother-Son Pancake Breakfast on...

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Boy Scouts Raise Anticipation of Blooming Gardens with Annual Flower Sale

Kim Piekos

Mar 11

Boy Scouts Raise Anticipation of Blooming Gardens with Annual Flower Sale

By Kim Piekos In anticipation of spring, Lake Forest’s Boy Scout Troop 46 is focused on helping residents create beautiful gardens when...

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Expansion of Memorial Gardens Is Latest Move at Lake Forest Cemetery

David A.F. Sweet

Mar 4

Expansion of Memorial Gardens Is Latest Move at Lake Forest Cemetery

BY David A. F. Sweet Set atop a bluff and bordered by ravines, it’s hard to imagine a more peaceful final resting place than the Lake...

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Did Abraham Lincoln Ever Visit Lake Forest?

The History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff

Feb 27

Did Abraham Lincoln Ever Visit Lake Forest?

By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Few American historical figures of 150 years ago have had their movements better...

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Ice, Ice Baby: When Glaciers Covered Lake Forest and Lake Bluff

By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff

Feb 15

Ice, Ice Baby: When Glaciers Covered Lake Forest and Lake Bluff

By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff As the Earth’s axis and orbit path have changed over millennia, massive ice sheets have...

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Rec Center’s Kinderhaven is in a Class by Itself

David A.F. Sweet

Jan 29

Rec Center’s Kinderhaven is in a Class by Itself

By David A. F. Sweet Jennifer Eggert is the director at the Lake Forest Parks and Recreation’s Kinderhaven Preschool. She earned her...

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Donut Bowl Name Has Come Full Circle for Police, CROYA

David A.F. Sweet

Jan 24

Donut Bowl Name Has Come Full Circle for Police, CROYA

By David A. F. Sweet Committee Representing Our Young Adults (CROYA) hosted the annual flag football Donut Bowl game with the Lake...

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Orthodontist Helps Local Students Cut Their Teeth in Profession

karrasj

Jan 15

Orthodontist Helps Local Students Cut Their Teeth in Profession

By Kim Piekos Dr. Cosmo Vivirito is a general dentist in St. Charles. While attending Lake Forest College, he interned with orthodontist...

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New Software Saves Time, Money for City During Snow Removals

David A.F. Sweet

Jan 8

New Software Saves Time, Money for City During Snow Removals

By David A. F. Sweet In Lake Forest, the need for snow removal in the winter is as assured as the sound of the noon siren. Which makes...

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Ashley Love

Jan 2

Our Top Stories in 2023

By Ashley Love Welcome to 2024! Lake Forest Love posted scores of stories in 2023. What were the most popular ones? Check out the Top 10...

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Holiday Market Offers Unique Gifts, Specialty Foods

David A.F. Sweet

Dec 11, 2023

Holiday Market Offers Unique Gifts, Specialty Foods

By David A. F. Sweet The Third Annual Saturday Market – Celebrate the Holidays opened on Dec. 9, and another one is coming up! Stop by...

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Pathway Will Let Residents Approach Lake Michigan From a New Perspective

David A.F. Sweet

Dec 7, 2023

Pathway Will Let Residents Approach Lake Michigan From a New Perspective

By David A. F. Sweet Many citizens recall the wooden boardwalk at the south end of Forest Park Beach, which opened in 1987. Five years...

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Ceramic Artwork Will Take Center Stage During Stirling Hall Holiday Art Sale

Kristin Elliott

Dec 4, 2023

Ceramic Artwork Will Take Center Stage During Stirling Hall Holiday Art Sale

By Kristin Elliott The Stirling Hall Holiday Art Sale will take place Friday and Saturday in the Great Room at Dickinson Hall at 100 E....

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Holiday Pop-Up Shop ‘Is a Magical Collaboration in the Spirit of the Season’

David A.F. Sweet

Nov 30, 2023

Holiday Pop-Up Shop ‘Is a Magical Collaboration in the Spirit of the Season’

By David A. F. Sweet This holiday season, the City of Lake Forest and the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce have again...

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Kim Piekos

Nov 27, 2023

Love Is in the Air at Citadel Show

By Kim Piekos Citadel Theatre's She Loves Me transports its audience to a 1930s European perfumery with clerks Amalia and Georg, who...

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Stabilization of Bluff Is Underway; Pathway Project Up Next

Dana Olson

Nov 16, 2023

Stabilization of Bluff Is Underway; Pathway Project Up Next

By Dana Olson Construction activities continue on the Forest Park Bluff Slope Stabilization Project - and the retaining wall is starting...

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Ashley Love

Nov 15, 2023

Tree Lighting Poised to Dazzle Town

By Ashley Love The 39th Annual Lake Forest Tree Lighting Holiday Celebration returns to Market Square on Friday, Nov. 24. Enjoy an...

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The History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff

Oct 23, 2023

When the Chicago Bears Came to Town

By The History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff With the Chicago Bears’ season well underway (and a victory over the Las Vegas Raiders...

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