By Tyler Klein This essay by Tyler Klein -- a 2024 graduate of Lake Forest High School -- won the Margot Martino Spirit of CROYA award. ...

By Lake Forest Open Lands During the Cicada Sensation program at a Lake Forest Open Lands (LFOLA) preserve recently, six-year-old Fritz...

By Kelsey Bumbaco Kelsey Bumbaco, senior class president of Lake Forest High School, offered her thoughts during the 89th annual...

By David A. F. Sweet It’s likely that no resident alive has seen more Lake Forest Days than Larry Crone. At 93, he remembers what they...

By David A. F. Sweet Chuck Myers is the Superintendent of Parks, Forestry and Natural Resources for the City of Lake Forest. He oversees...

By David A. F. Sweet The Deerpath Community Park Showcase Event featured a chance for residents to test an obstacle course, check out...

By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff A significant site in the heart of old Lake Forest will bloom once again. The History...

By David A. F. Sweet As beautiful as murals can be, even indoors they begin to deteriorate (albeit at a glacial pace) once the final...

By David A. F. Sweet In Lake Forest, the strategic-planning process is an opportunity to think about the future and chart the City’s...

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

By Kim Piekos Perhaps you’ve seen him.  He’s the guy hawking American Legion raffle tickets outside Sunset Foods each year for Lake...

By David A. F. Sweet Claudia Austin has a number of roles with the City of Lake Forest. She sits at the front counter in the Finance...

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...

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

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...

By Dana Olson Tristan McDonald, a rising star in the sailing world and a member of Lake Forest Sailing, is gearing up for the U.S....

By Keley Bumbaco and Lulu Flavin The Lake Forest High School Varsity Dance Team took first place overall in the 2A division at the IHSA...

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

By David A. F. Sweet Committee Representing Our Young Adults – better known as CROYA – was founded by Lake Forest College President...

By David A. F. Sweet What does it take to craft a $121 million budget? Dozens of meetings, a host of workshops, plenty of debate – all...