Square Deal: The Art Fair Returns
By Carlie Mertz After taking a year off due to the pandemic, the 66th annual Deer Path Art League’s Art Fair on the Square will be back...
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Kim Piekos
Aug 26, 2021
Walden Ravine Is Restored, Improving Water Flow to Lake Michigan
By Kim Piekos After more than three months of work this summer, the Walden Ravine restoration project has been completed. Most of the...
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Kim Piekos
Aug 23, 2021
Book It: Library Sale to Offer More Than 100 Categories to Thousands of Customers
By Kim Piekos “We’re back!” exclaims Friends of Lake Forest Library Used Book Sale co-chairs Nancy Mieling and Sande Noble. After taking...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Aug 19, 2021
Detail-Oriented: Young Men Are Passionate About Cleaning Cars
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...
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Carlie Mertz
Aug 16, 2021
Student Trades LFHS for Four New Letters: ESPN
By Carlie Mertz Connor Clark has always been involved in sports. Starting at age three, he discovered a love for basketball while playing...
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David A.F. Sweet
Aug 12, 2021
Gold Standard: Lake Forest College Professor Is Go-To Guy for Insights on Olympics
By David A. F. Sweet In the mid-1980s, Lake Forest College Professor Rob Baade wrote his first piece about sports and economics....
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karrasj
Aug 10, 2021
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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Dana Olson
Aug 9, 2021
Share Your Photos During #CityHallSelfie Day
Get your smiles ready – the sixth annual #CityHallSelfie Day is Friday, Aug. 13. #CityHallSelfie Day is a worldwide event that invites...
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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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Jennifer Karras
Jul 28, 2021
Blessing the Land We Love
Lake Forest Open Lands honored our connections to the land with a Land Blessing on July 25. Native dancing and drumming captivated...
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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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Carlie Mertz
Jul 23, 2021
Lake Forest Day Is (Finally) Back
By Carlie Mertz After taking a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 113th Lake Forest Day will be back Aug. 3-4. The two-day...
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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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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Jul 7, 2021
Citadel Theatre Ends Its COVID Intermission: ‘This Year’s Focus is Fun’
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman With Broadway ready to make a triumphant return in the fall, local theaters across the country are also...
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Jennifer Karras
Jul 5, 2021
Lake Forest Celebrates the Fourth of July
From the big crowd gathered behind Deer Path Middle School to watch fireworks to the Lake Forest floats moving within the Lake Bluff...
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karrasj
Jul 1, 2021
‘We’re Busier Than Ever’: Deerpath Golf Course Is in Full Swing
By Kim Piekos Covid-19 hit many industries hard, but the sport of golf emerged stronger. Why? Golf was one of the few sports that people...
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Jennifer Karras
Jun 29, 2021
Corey Wierema Puts Down Roots as City Forester
By Jennifer Karras Corey Wierema was named the city forester of Lake Forest in 2016 after an eight-year stint as assistant city...
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Jennifer Karras
Jun 27, 2021
Come Sail Away: Upper Midwest Junior Olympics Regatta Is a Hit
During a beautiful Sunday, Lake Forest Sailing hosted 80 sailors ages 8-18 during the Upper Midwest Junior Olympics Regatta. Lake...
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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 18, 2021
Square Deal: Concerts Are Back
To the delight of scores of music lovers, Lake Forest's Concerts on the Square returned June 17. Some brought blankets and a picnic,...
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