By Adrienne Fawcett The Friday before Thanksgiving, volunteers of The Church of the Holy Spirit food pantry joyfully gave away 100 frozen...

By David A. F. Sweet Since the Lake Forest Tree Lighting Ceremony dawned in 1987, Tim Haskett has been involved in each one. Back then,...

By Rick Day Tucked into the back corner of the courtyard at 950 N. Western Ave., there sits a nondescript storefront which at first...

By Whitley Pleas For the past six years, Ryan Davis experienced a coaching partnership like no other: his father, Ken Davis, served as...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Born and raised in Lake Forest, Allison Gurza returned home after college and taught at the School of St. Mary...

By Whitley Pleas Inside their home on McKinley Road on Columbus Day, the members of McKinlock Post 264 of the American Legion began...

By Adrienne Fawcett Lake Forest Open Lands Association has quite a few surprises in store for guests of Bagpipes & Bonfire on Sunday,...

By Kim Piekos “We’re back!” exclaims Friends of Lake Forest Library Used Book Sale co-chairs Nancy Mieling and Sande Noble. After taking...

By Kim Piekos Lake Forest is blessed with a rich history. It’s easy to overlook stories from the past that help us appreciate how this...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman After more than a year of quarantine and lockdown, the residents of Lake Forest are outside en masse enjoying...

By Adrienne Fawcett There’s a new face at 570 Oakwood Ave. in Lake Forest – actually two. Sew Confident is on the street level, giving...

By Carlie Mertz After taking a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 113th Lake Forest Day will be back Aug. 3-4. The two-day...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman With Broadway ready to make a triumphant return in the fall, local theaters across the country are also...

By Kim Piekos Covid-19 hit many industries hard, but the sport of golf emerged stronger. Why? Golf was one of the few sports that people...

Justin Engelland, president of the Lake Forest Elementary School District 67 Board of Education, made the remarks below during the Deer...

By Adrienne Fawcett Scott Carter grew up sailing in Fairfield, Ct. Since moving to Lake Forest in 2004, he has spent summers on Lake...

By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest Open Lands is working on opening its first preserve by Lake Michigan on a 61-acre strip that abuts the...

Courtesy of Classic Chicago magazine and written by Wendy Wood-Prince. Dedicated park district staffers are the only signs of life in the...