The Deer Path Inn: The Place to Be Seen … And Get Lost In
By Adrienne Fawcett It’s Friday evening, that time when the stress of work and school give way to the weekend. Meeting a friend for...
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Adrienne Fawcett
Dec 23, 2021
This Store Is a Great Fit for Lake Forest
By Adrienne Fawcett Trey Gonzales and Kip Helverson bought a small business just ahead of a worldwide pandemic, which prompted seemingly...
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Thais Souza
Dec 21, 2021
The Most Wonderful Time of Year
The kids (and parents!) had a blast at Lake Forest Parks & Recreation’s Santa Drive Thru event on Saturday. A magical little piece of the...
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Whitley Pleas
Dec 20, 2021
With Winter Arriving, Snow Operations Team Ready to Clear Roads
By Whitley Pleas When Lake Forest residents wake up to find the streets dusted with snow, few are aware that the city’s Snow Operations...
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Whitley Pleas
Dec 17, 2021
Christmas-Tree Lot Continues to Thrive More Than 70 Years After Opening
By Whitley Pleas Each year, on the day after Thanksgiving, Kim Placentino’s front yard transforms into a Christmas wonderland. A...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Dec 15, 2021
Festive Pop-Up Shop Boosts Local Non-Profits
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Pop-up shops are a festive way to shop for the holidays, and Lake Forest Station takes that experience one...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Dec 13, 2021
Popular LFHS Class Is All Business
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman There is a certain excitement when you walk into a Business Entrepreneurship class at Lake Forest High School. ...
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Whitley Pleas
Dec 10, 2021
Seven Fun Things to Do in Lake Forest
By Whitley Pleas Lake Forest residents believe it is one of the best places in Illinois – if not the country – to raise a family. With...
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Whitley Pleas
Dec 9, 2021
Small Businesses in Lake Forest Persevere Despite Unprecedented Economic Shifts
By Whitley Pleas In Lake Forest, small business owners survived both the COVID-19 pandemic’s height in 2020 and labor shortages and...
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David A.F. Sweet
Dec 6, 2021
Deep Dive: Lake Forest’s David Waud Goes to the Bottom of the Ocean to See the Titanic
By David A. F. Sweet Journeys into space have made headlines recently. But what about those who, instead of being flung into the...
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Adrienne Fawcett
Dec 3, 2021
Holy Spirit Takes Food-Pantry Concept to New Heights
By Adrienne Fawcett The Friday before Thanksgiving, volunteers of The Church of the Holy Spirit food pantry joyfully gave away 100 frozen...
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Kim Piekos
Dec 1, 2021
Rotarians Provide Warmth to Needy Children
By Kim Piekos The boxes labeled Operation Warm overflow with colorful, two-toned parkas, sized for children big and small, as three men...
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Thais Souza
Nov 30, 2021
Let It Glow
The Lake Forest Tree Lighting Ceremony drew thousands to Market Square for a joyful time on the day after Thanksgiving. The tradition --...
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Whitley Pleas
Nov 29, 2021
Calvert Returns to Roots With Elawa Farm
By Whitley Pleas Having grown up on a farm in Central Illinois where her family has lived for generations, agriculture is in Laura...
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Whitley Pleas
Nov 26, 2021
Gorton Stays Vibrant With Creative Solutions Amid Pandemic
By Whitley Pleas Even as the pandemic brought unprecedented change in 2020, Gorton Community Center Executive Director Amy Wagliardo...
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Kim Piekos
Nov 23, 2021
Read All About It: Non-Profit Boosts Literacy Through Tutoring
By Kim Piekos Come into the Reading Power room at the Green Bay Early Childhood Center in North Chicago, where colorful board books line...
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Adrienne Fawcett
Nov 22, 2021
Bart the Cart Explains What You Can – and Cannot – Recycle in Lake Forest
By Adrienne Fawcett Since Lake Forest launched its Rethink Recycling program in the spring of 2020, campaign spokes-mascot Bart the Cart...
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David A.F. Sweet
Nov 19, 2021
Shedding Light on a Lake Forest Holiday Tradition
By David A. F. Sweet Since the Lake Forest Tree Lighting Ceremony dawned in 1987, Tim Haskett has been involved in each one. Back then,...
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Saige Joseph
Nov 17, 2021
All the World’s a Stage for Teens Performing Shakespeare
By Saige Joseph Shakespeare is difficult for adults to perform, let alone teenagers, but Lake Forest High School freshmen and sophomores...
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Vivian Hirschfield
Nov 16, 2021
Sadly, There’s No Longer Time to Procrastinate
By Vivian Hirschfield Happy fall! Today, in my Lake Forest High School journalism class, my teacher Mr. Leyden talked about...
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David A.F. Sweet
Nov 15, 2021
Morning Star: Lake Forest’s Larry Potash Keeps Popular TV News Show Humming
By David A. F. Sweet After a comfortable morning in the television studio, WGN anchor Larry Potash wasn’t expecting to soon be sitting...
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Rick Day
Nov 12, 2021
You’d Be a Lucky Duck to Try This New Restaurant
By Rick Day Tucked into the back corner of the courtyard at 950 N. Western Ave., there sits a nondescript storefront which at first...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Nov 11, 2021
Nine Questions with Scouts’ Coach Chuck Spagnoli
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Lake Forest High School Varsity Football Coach Chuck Spagnoli has been the driving force behind the team for...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Nov 10, 2021
Getting the Ball Rolling: Youth Soccer Group Enjoys Prolonged Success
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman As the days get shorter and frost covers the grass, soccer fields -- filled recently with enthusiastic...
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