By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Born and raised in Lake Forest, Allison Gurza returned home after college and taught at the School of St. Mary...

By Saige Joseph Since my freshman year at Lake Forest High School, I’ve been involved with the theatre department. I’ve been performing...

By Kim Piekos Hanging out with the gravedigger at Lake Forest Cemetery could be unnerving for anyone -- but not so when the cemetery...

By Vivian Hirschfield Hi readers! I’m a new teen columnist for Lake Forest’s beloved Lake Forest Love, and one of the first lessons I...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman We have heard the phrase “Save the Planet” for generations. It often seems out of reach for those who want to...

By Jennifer Karras Greta Kullby was recently named head coach for varsity field hockey at Lake Forest Academy. A 2017 Lake Forest High...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Anna Shuster has been a fixture on the North Shore ever since Anna’s Mostly Mahogany opened its doors in Lake...

By Adrienne Fawcett Things were not looking good for Hungry Monkey Baking at the start of 2020. The Lake Forest business lost money for...

By Kim Piekos “We’re back!” exclaims Friends of Lake Forest Library Used Book Sale co-chairs Nancy Mieling and Sande Noble. After taking...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman When I look back at the jobs I had as a teenager, memories of serving drinks and unappetizing food comes to...

By Carlie Mertz Connor Clark has always been involved in sports. Starting at age three, he discovered a love for basketball while playing...

By David A. F. Sweet In the mid-1980s, Lake Forest College Professor Rob Baade wrote his first piece about sports and economics....

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...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman After more than a year of quarantine and lockdown, the residents of Lake Forest are outside en masse enjoying...

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...

By Kim Piekos Lake Michigan is a beautiful resource treasured by most Lake Forest residents. Yet many are unaware that another gem exists...

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...

By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest Caucus President Kimberly Pfahl has lived in town since 2010. Armed with a masters of business...

By David A. F. Sweet A little more than two seconds is all that separated Helen Schlachtenhaufen from the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo. ...

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...