Setting the Table with Lake Forest’s Shelley Johnstone Paschke
By Adrienne Fawcett When you publish a 304-page book full of photos of beautiful table settings, how do you decide which image to put on...
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David A.F. Sweet
Mar 24, 2022
‘Not Your Average Rom-Com’: How a Lake Forest Couple Met on Death Row
By David A. F. Sweet Back in 1975, when Michelle Hirschfield was born, the odds of a pregnant woman having quintuplets was rather large...
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David A.F. Sweet
Mar 21, 2022
A Wild Time
Spring has arrived, and the animals -- from lizards to a bald eagle and beyond -- are blossoming at the Wildlife Discovery Center....
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David A.F. Sweet
Mar 17, 2022
Flower Power: At 110, the Lake Forest Garden Club Continues to Flourish
By David A. F. Sweet As the world reeled from the COVID pandemic in the fall of 2020, members of the Lake Forest Garden Club foraged...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Mar 14, 2022
LFHS Alumna's Passion for Irish Dance Spurs Popular School
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman When Lake Bluff native Veronica Lilja Brugioni was three years old, her mother and grandmother took her to see...
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Adrienne Fawcett
Mar 10, 2022
Prison Pen Pal Ministry Delivers Beacons of Light Behind Bars
By Adrienne Fawcett He killed a man when he was 24. That was all Nan Caldwell knew about the prisoner she was assigned to exchange...
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Kim Piekos
Mar 7, 2022
Center of Attention: Compost and Recycling Spot Draws Regulars and Plenty of Unwanted Materials
By Kim Piekos One of the many benefits of becoming a Lake Forest resident is access to its Compost & Recycling Center -- affectionately...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Mar 3, 2022
Theme of Book May Scare the Pants Off Readers
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Getting dressed in the morning is something we all do. Some people set their clothes out neatly pressed the...
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David A.F. Sweet
Feb 28, 2022
Stirling Qualities: The Lake Forest Shop Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary
By David A. F. Sweet As a young woman living in London and raising a growing family, Ellen Stirling never considered running The Lake...
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Lake Forest Residents
Feb 24, 2022
All the #LakeForestLove
During the enchanting month of February -- highlighted by Valentine's Day -- Lake Forest Love asked residents to share their love of Lake...
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Kim Piekos
Feb 21, 2022
Longtime Friends Think Outside the Box to Generate Love of Reading Among Children
By Kim Piekos Two Lake Forest entrepreneurs -- friends since second grade at Lake Forest Country Day School -- have parlayed their long...
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David A.F. Sweet
Feb 17, 2022
From Self-Defense Classes to Positive Tickets, Foundation Boosts Police-Citizen Relations
By David A. F. Sweet Every year at Dickinson Hall in Lake Forest, police officers and senior citizens gather to enjoy a picnic and play...
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David A.F. Sweet
Feb 14, 2022
Young Love Is in the Air
Valentine’s Day is a perfect time to find out how young couples met and how they plan to celebrate their love this evening. Here are the...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Feb 10, 2022
Lake Forest Non-Profit Provides Hope and Love to Kids in Need
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman The spirit of giving is most often associated with the holiday season. Food pantries, churches and shelters see...
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David A.F. Sweet
Feb 7, 2022
Book Smart: Lake Forest’s Katherine Reay Keeps Crafting Compelling Novels
By David A. F. Sweet Katherine Reay has lived in Ireland and England, Seattle and now Lake Forest, with each move prompted by her...
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Thais Souza
Feb 4, 2022
Read All About It: City Employees Engage Students on Special Day
The benefits of reading aloud to children are many, including enhancing their literary skills and improving their concentration. ...
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Adrienne Fawcett
Feb 3, 2022
Run by a Mother and Her Daughters, ENAZ Attracts Mothers and Daughters
By Adrienne Fawcett ENAZ prides itself on being a one-stop shop for mothers and daughters alike. This is literally true, as the trendy...
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Saige Joseph
Jan 31, 2022
Despite Being Stressful, AP and Honors Classes Have Advantages
By Saige Joseph As a high school student in Lake Forest, I’ve found there is a lot of pressure to take the hardest classes, which...
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Vivian Hirschfield
Jan 27, 2022
Applying for Colleges Brings New Level of Stress
By Vivian Hirschfield For many, a new year means a fresh start or updated goals. For me and nearly everyone else in my junior class at...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Jan 25, 2022
The Catanzaros Are a Coaching Power Couple
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Catherine and Jim Catanzaro were living in North Carolina when they met on a blind date in October 2005. Four...
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Adrienne Fawcett
Jan 17, 2022
Getting on Board in Lake Forest
By Adrienne Fawcett Remember when people took to scrubbing food packages with antiseptic wipes before bringing them into the house at the...
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Kim Piekos
Jan 10, 2022
Equestrian Center Makes Jump to Lake Forest
By Kim Piekos It’s a frigid day on the North Shore – too cold for the 57 horses that board at the Glen Grove Equestrian Center to head...
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Kim Piekos
Jan 6, 2022
Hitting a High Note: Lake Forest College Welcomes Music Institute of Chicago
By Kim Piekos Joining the backpack-laden students at Lake Forest College this fall were nearly three dozen exceptional 13-to-19-year-old...
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Vivian Hirschfield
Jan 4, 2022
Taking a 10-Minute Break is Essential to Good Mental Health
By Vivian Hirschfield Hi readers! I tackled final exams and end-of-year responsibilities in December, but I am back with my column as...
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