By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest Police Chief Karl Walldorf took over the department in 2016, succeeding James Held. He launched his...

By David A. F. Sweet Claudia Austin has a number of roles with the City of Lake Forest. She sits at the front counter in the Finance...

By Kim Piekos March of 2020 scarred musicians who had played in the Lake Forest Symphony: not only did the group fold the month before...

Join your Aldermen to learn what's new in your neighborhood and what's happening in Lake Forest at your Spring Ward Meeting! Ward 1:...

By Thais O'Malley The Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Department put on its Flapjacks with a Firefighter Mother-Son Pancake Breakfast on...

By Kim Piekos In anticipation of spring, Lake Forest’s Boy Scout Troop 46 is focused on helping residents create beautiful gardens when...

BY David A. F. Sweet Set atop a bluff and bordered by ravines, it’s hard to imagine a more peaceful final resting place than the Lake...

By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Few American historical figures of 150 years ago have had their movements better...

By David A. F. Sweet Think of the camera angles sports viewers take for granted: the above-the-rim shot that shows tomahawk dunks during...

By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff As the Earth’s axis and orbit path have changed over millennia, massive ice sheets have...

By Dana Olson Tristan McDonald, a rising star in the sailing world and a member of Lake Forest Sailing, is gearing up for the U.S....

By Keley Bumbaco and Lulu Flavin The Lake Forest High School Varsity Dance Team took first place overall in the 2A division at the IHSA...

By Kim Piekos Do what you love and the rest will follow, so they say. That wisdom has certainly played out in the work of Cindy Housner,...

By David A. F. Sweet Jennifer Eggert is the director at the Lake Forest Parks and Recreation’s Kinderhaven Preschool. She earned her...

By David A. F. Sweet  Committee Representing Our Young Adults (CROYA) hosted the annual flag football Donut Bowl game with the Lake...

By David A. F. Sweet Committee Representing Our Young Adults – better known as CROYA – was founded by Lake Forest College President...

By Kim Piekos Dr. Cosmo Vivirito is a general dentist in St. Charles. While attending Lake Forest College, he interned with orthodontist...

By David A. F. Sweet In Lake Forest, the need for snow removal in the winter is as assured as the sound of the noon siren. Which makes...

By David A. F. Sweet What does it take to craft a $121 million budget? Dozens of meetings, a host of workshops, plenty of debate – all...

By Ashley Love Welcome to 2024! Lake Forest Love posted scores of stories in 2023. What were the most popular ones? Check out the Top 10...

By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff As model railroading soared in popularity across the country in the 1930s, Elliott...

By David A. F. Sweet Comprised of Mary Carter, Keegan Chatburn, Charlie Gish and Tristan McDonald, the Lake Forest High School sailing...

By David A. F. Sweet The Third Annual Saturday Market – Celebrate the Holidays opened on Dec. 9, and another one is coming up! Stop by...

By David A. F. Sweet Many citizens recall the wooden boardwalk at the south end of Forest Park Beach, which opened in 1987. Five years...