‘Being of Service is Important’: Marks Honored with Temple Award
By Kim Piekos Perhaps you’ve seen him. He’s the guy hawking American Legion raffle tickets outside Sunset Foods each year for Lake...
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David A.F. Sweet
Apr 4
Police Chief Walldorf Reflects on Changes, Constants Near End of 30-Year Tenure
By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest Police Chief Karl Walldorf took over the department in 2016, succeeding James Held. He launched his...
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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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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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David A.F. Sweet
Feb 19
Calling the Shots: Lake Forest Resident Revolutionized How We Watch Sports
By David A. F. Sweet Think of the camera angles sports viewers take for granted: the above-the-rim shot that shows tomahawk dunks during...
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Feb 1
GLASA Celebrates 25 Years of Making Sports Accessible to Disabled
By Kim Piekos Do what you love and the rest will follow, so they say. That wisdom has certainly played out in the work of Cindy Housner,...
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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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David A.F. Sweet
Jan 18
Created During Troubled Times, CROYA and Its Manager Foster Healthy Teen Relationships
By David A. F. Sweet Committee Representing Our Young Adults – better known as CROYA – was founded by Lake Forest College President...
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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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The History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff
Dec 21, 2023
Train-Loving Elliott Donnelley Rode Them Around His Yard
By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff As model railroading soared in popularity across the country in the 1930s, Elliott...
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By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff
Nov 2, 2023
The Matthews Carved Out an Entrepreneurial Niche in 20th-Century Lake Forest
By The History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff According to his daughter Harriet, in 1886 Julian Matthews arrived in Lake Forest “in a...
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David A.F. Sweet
Oct 30, 2023
Lake Forest Social Worker Embraces Shifting People’s Outlook
By David A. F. Sweet For the first time, the Lake Forest Police Department hired a full-time social worker in 2022 to provide counseling...
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Caroline Gerber
Oct 26, 2023
Developing Camaraderie on an Honor Flight
By Caroline Gerber “Never was so much owed by so many to so few.” Those are the words that Winston Churchill uttered during the darkest...
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karrasj
Oct 16, 2023
Focal Point: LFC Hosts Photography Exhibit of Famous Writers’ Portraits
By Kim Piekos Apples don’t fall far from trees, so they say. That is certainly true of Hollywood actors and directors Andrew, Owen and...
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David A.F. Sweet
Oct 12, 2023
Two LFHS Students Selected by Statewide Group for Play
By David A. F. Sweet Two Lake Forest High School seniors, Taylor Ross and Lucy Mulloy, have been selected to participate in the Illinois...
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karrasj
Oct 9, 2023
New Discovery Garden Blooms at Elawa Farm
By Kim Piekos Lake Forest’s Elawa Farm, originally developed for the A. Watson Armour family in 1917, opened its Discovery Garden to the...
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Judith L. Pearson
Oct 5, 2023
Lake Forest’s Mary Lasker Helped Lead the Charge for Medical Research in 20th Century
By Judith L. Pearson Twenty-five-thousand square feet. Fifty-six rooms. A 100-by-40-foot swimming pool. This is not the description of a...
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Mariana Vaca
Oct 2, 2023
Scouts Hockey Continues to Develop Players Who Value Helping Others
By Marina Vaca Steve Sarauer is the Scouts Hockey Director and Varsity Head Coach, and Emily Savage is the president of the Lake Forest...
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David A.F. Sweet
Sep 5, 2023
The ‘Face of Lake Forest’ Makes City Hall a Welcome Place to Visit
By David A. F. Sweet Joyce Reda, the Deputy City Clerk for the City of Lake Forest, became the “Face of Lake Forest” when she was hired...
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karrasj
Aug 28, 2023
Lake Forester Honors Agreement with Friend with Mount Kilimanjaro Climb
By Kim Piekos The scene from 1998 was memorable: standing at a national park overlook in Zimbabwe, Lake Forester Kim Pfahl’s close...
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