By David A. F. Sweet Only four years old, Hilary Cronheim’s love of art museums was already established. “I was the child who always...

By David A. F. Sweet Author Jim Campbell with Ruth Madoff. As the end of Bernie Madoff’s reign of fraud neared in December 2008, his...

By David A. F. Sweet When thinking about a science classroom, standard images of microscopes and test tubes may flash into mind. But...

By David A. F. Sweet Every Christmas for years, Pat Sikorovsky and her husband Gene would invite dozens of friends to their Lake Forest...

Since COVID-19 swept the world, artist Adair Peck has focused on painting flowers. But these florals are far from typical: using a...

Are you like so many in Lake Forest who patiently waited for the McKinley Road viaduct mural to be completed? Have you wondered who is...

By Jennifer Karras Opening a new store can present a variety of challenges under normal circumstances. Creating one that involves...