By Cameron Wacker   “The Negotiator: Billy Caldwell” is a documentary film about Billy Caldwell, son of Mohawk woman Rising Sun and...

By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff   Lake Forest’s long-running annual summer celebration, Lake Forest Day, dates back 116...

Photography By Thais O'Malley Another successful Lake Forest Day took place on the first Wednesday in August. The event -- started in...

By Thais O'Malley More than 180 people attended the GO Lake Forest Fire Truck Fun Walk on July 23, when Lake Forest Parks and Recreation...

By Michaela Barry If you know anyone who is involved in CROYA, I am sure that you have heard them rave about the funky Wednesday night...

By the The History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff The History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff honored the Brebner family with the...

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...