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

Lake Forest Open Lands honored our connections to the land with a Land Blessing on July 25. Native dancing and drumming captivated...

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 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...

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 Rebecca Foster-Goodman With Broadway ready to make a triumphant return in the fall, local theaters across the country are also...

From the big crowd gathered behind Deer Path Middle School to watch fireworks to the Lake Forest floats moving within the Lake Bluff...

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...

By Jennifer Karras Corey Wierema was named the city forester of Lake Forest in 2016 after an eight-year stint as assistant city...

During a beautiful Sunday, Lake Forest Sailing hosted 80 sailors ages 8-18 during the Upper Midwest Junior Olympics Regatta. Lake...

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...

By David A. F. Sweet The Lake Forest Podcast was originally conceived by Pete Jansons to help residents understand what the Lake Forest...

To the delight of scores of music lovers, Lake Forest's Concerts on the Square returned June 17. Some brought blankets and a picnic,...

By Jennifer Karras Lake Forest resident Molly O’Neil launched her business as a holistic health coach in 2015. Three years ago, she...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Finding a connection between Argentinian cowboys and a Lake Forest High School graduate might sound like quite...

CROYA -- which stands for Committee Representing Our Young Adults -- welcomed a number of bands for an outdoor jam during its anniversary...

Justin Engelland, president of the Lake Forest Elementary School District 67 Board of Education, made the remarks below during the Deer...

By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest Sailing (LFS) offers instruction for all ages and skill levels and is nationally recognized and...

By Kim Piekos Syler Thomas never intended to be a youth pastor. But, 23 years after he started, he loves his role at Christ Church in...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Lake Forest High School held its version of the popular television show Shark Tank when the seventh annual...