Sharing Stories, Understanding the Past: Welcome to the History Center
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...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Aug 2, 2021
Family, Friends Help Venerable Store Kiddles Survive the Pandemic
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman After more than a year of quarantine and lockdown, the residents of Lake Forest are outside en masse enjoying...
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Adrienne Fawcett
Jul 27, 2021
Sew What Are All Those Dresses in the Window?
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...
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karrasj
Jul 21, 2021
No Blue Blazers Required: LF Yacht Club Members Are ‘Nice People Who Love Sailing’
By Kim Piekos Lake Michigan is a beautiful resource treasured by most Lake Forest residents. Yet many are unaware that another gem exists...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Jul 19, 2021
School of St. Mary Welcomes a New Principal
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman After working in public schools for 34 years, Dr. Julie Brua has entered a new chapter as the principal at the...
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David A.F. Sweet
Jul 15, 2021
Six Questions with Lake Forest Caucus President Kimberly Pfahl
By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest Caucus President Kimberly Pfahl has lived in town since 2010. Armed with a masters of business...
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David A.F. Sweet
Jul 12, 2021
Lake Forest Track Star Competes at Top Levels Around the World
By David A. F. Sweet A little more than two seconds is all that separated Helen Schlachtenhaufen from the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo. ...
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David A.F. Sweet
Jun 25, 2021
Six Questions with the New Head of Forest Bluff School
By David A. F. Sweet For the first time in the history of Forest Bluff School, its head is from outside the Lillard family Lake Forest...
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David A.F. Sweet
Jun 22, 2021
Five Questions for the Hosts of The Lake Forest Podcast
By David A. F. Sweet The Lake Forest Podcast was originally conceived by Pete Jansons to help residents understand what the Lake Forest...
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Jennifer Karras
Jun 15, 2021
Five Questions With Holistic Health Coach Molly O'Neil
By Jennifer Karras Lake Forest resident Molly O’Neil launched her business as a holistic health coach in 2015. Three years ago, she...
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David A.F. Sweet
Jun 4, 2021
LFHS Sailors Ready for National Championship Quest
By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest Sailing (LFS) offers instruction for all ages and skill levels and is nationally recognized and...
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karrasj
Jun 3, 2021
Christ Church Pastor Helps Youth Ministry Flourish
By Kim Piekos Syler Thomas never intended to be a youth pastor. But, 23 years after he started, he loves his role at Christ Church in...
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Adrienne Fawcett
May 27, 2021
Cool Customers: LF Plungers Start Each Day Immersed in Lake Michigan
By Adrienne Fawcett Scott Carter grew up sailing in Fairfield, Ct. Since moving to Lake Forest in 2004, he has spent summers on Lake...
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David A.F. Sweet
May 14, 2021
Three Questions About McCormick Ravine with John Sentell
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...
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David A.F. Sweet
May 11, 2021
Seven Questions for the New Superintendent of Lake Forest Schools
By David A. F. Sweet Dr. Matthew L. Montgomery, superintendent of Revere Schools in Bath, Ohio, will take over as superintendent of Lake...
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David A.F. Sweet
May 4, 2021
On the Ball: Lake Forest Native Runs the Nation’s Oldest Sports Museum
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...
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Kim Piekos
Apr 26, 2021
Welcome to Lake Forest: New Residents Heartened by Friendliness Amid Pandemic
By Kim Piekos One sunny Wednesday afternoon last August, I opened our mailbox to find a hand-written note from a realtor. A local family...
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David A.F. Sweet
Mar 31, 2021
Striking the Right Chord: Pat Sikorovsky Helps Underprivileged Students Achieve Dreams
By David A. F. Sweet Every Christmas for years, Pat Sikorovsky and her husband Gene would invite dozens of friends to their Lake Forest...
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Carly Malanfant
Mar 26, 2021
Fanfare by the Common Man: Lake Forest Resident's Composition Stirred Inauguration Crowd
White hair, wigs, candlelight. These are some of the images that typically come to mind when one thinks of a composer. Bach, Beethoven,...
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Emma Baumgartel
Feb 23, 2021
Three Questions with Wendy Franzen, Editor in Chief of Forest & Bluff Magazine
Forest & Bluff Magazine, the monthly lifestyle publication covering the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff communities, recently welcomed Wendy...
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