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David A.F. Sweet

Beautiful, Fun, Important: Simply Put, Lake Forest's Ravines Are Extraordinary

By David A. F. Sweet Steve Bent grew up on Lake Road next to a ravine. He spent his youth roaming its slopes and exploring other nearby...

David A.F. Sweet

New Deerpath Golf General Manager Impressed by Customers, Community

By David A. F. Sweet John Westly started playing golf at age 4 in Asheville, N.C. He was taught by his grandfather; his parents didn’t...

David A.F. Sweet

Former Parks & Rec Director Fred Jackson Stays Engaged with Successful Golf Fundraiser

By David A. F. Sweet Fred Jackson worked for the Lake Forest Parks & Recreation Department for 48 years. At the start, he was a teenager...

By a Lake Forest Love Writer

Join the Tour of Historic Architecture Plaques in Lake Forest on May 21

By a Lake Forest Love Writer The Lake Forest Preservation Foundation has mounted 18 plaques -- provided through donations to the LFPF...

Kim Piekos

Reading, Writing and a Lifelong Friendship for LFHS Teachers

By Kim Piekos Some people’s lives are woven together in ways they could have never predicted. That is certainly true for Lake Forest High...

David A.F. Sweet

Scotty Searle Recalls Life in the Lake Forest Showhouse

By David A. F. Sweet Scotty Searle moved into this year’s Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens house when she was 15. Her parents, Bill and...

Caroline Gerber

LFHS Senior Possesses Passion for Sailing

By Caroline Gerber Lake Forest High School's Henry Scholz was first introduced to sailing when at age 8 his father signed him up for the...

By a Lake Forest Love Writer

Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens to Feature Nine-Acre Estate

By a Lake Forest Love Writer The Lake Forest Chapter of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago is transforming a red brick Georgian-style...

Emma Stadolnik

Venerable Lake Forest Foundation Has Served Underprivileged Youth for 25 Years

By Emma Stadolnik Twenty-five years ago, Barbara Monsor sat around her kitchen table in Lake Forest surrounded by family and friends to...

Mariana Vaca

Fish Stories: Latest LFHS Play Guaranteed to Entertain

By Mariana Vaca Storytellers come as artists and writers, but many of the stories we carry in our families today are shared through oral...