By Carol Summerfield If you haven’t been by the corner of Deerpath and Washington Road lately, you might have missed the transformation...

By David A. F. Sweet While one train idled at the station, Steven Malin Jr. tried to cross the tracks in West Lake Forest with a friend in 2003. The 11-year-old did not know a freight train was heading the other way; he was struck and killed. In Steven’s obituary, the family asked for donations to be sent to the Lake Forest Parks & Recreation Department. The baseball field at Everett School is now named after Steven Malin Jr. “We thought maybe we’d get money for a new pin

By David A. F. Sweet Bruno Abate recalled recently the words his father, Alfredo, shared with him before he passed away about 30 years...

By David A. F. Sweet When plans were under review for the new Lake Forest Police Station, one key observation helped improve the design:...

By George Sigaev Leaving the bleak and barren battlefields of World War I, United States veterans—entering a society almost...

By Helena Kavanagh Some Lake Forest residents will soon notice a new item in their homes, and while the upgrade may be small in size, it...

By Jenny Liang When William Elliott, then a seventh-grader, walked into the CROYA Student Union, he had no idea how transformative the...

By Kayla Moore   Summer is always the busiest season for Lake Forest Parks & Recreation – but according to Director Mike Wick, 2025 is...

By Spencer Trees   The City of Lake Forest recently completed a sidewalk improvement project in the Whispering Oaks neighborhood,...

By Kristin Elliott Photography by Thais O'Malley Lake Forest Day 2025 drew a large crowd of all ages for this beloved community...

By Helena Kavanagh At the beginning of each August, generations of Lake Forest residents gather for a celebration that feels as timeless...

By Jenny Liang For local moms Emily Roper and Mallory Greubel, their studio, Lucy and Lolly’s Whimsy Workshop, is a labor of love. In...

By David A. F. Sweet While raising two boys, Richard Marra endured the typical battles over when they should receive cellular phones...

By a Lake Forest Love Writer Scores of campers ages 5-7 took part in the latest Safety Town this month at Gorton Center. The curriculum...

By Kristin Elliott (Photos by Thais O’Malley) If you were anywhere near Municipal Services earlier this month, you heard the laughter and...

By Angeline Lombardi Lake Forest resident Cindy Corrigan has enjoyed visiting Forest Park Beach on Lake Michigan since she moved to town...

By Kristin Elliott Kelly Bougher, Lake Forest's new City Forester, brings a deep love for trees, a sharp eye for sustainability and a...

By Lizzy Grace In the 1920s, Lake Forest became a destination for many of Chicago’s wealthy, exhibiting country clubs, polo fields, and...

By Lyla Carney Ed Madsen, a proud graduate of LFHS and a member of the Class of ‘55, recently wrote a toast to the Class of 2025—70...

By David A. F. Sweet A few years ago, Bruce Grieve shared an idea with his friend Bill Andersen. Over coffee in Market Square, Grieve –...