By David A. F. Sweet For 120 years, gas lights have been a fixture in Lake Forest, lodged in the community as deeply as the fountain in...

By David A. F. Sweet Ever been excited to arrive at Forest Park Beach on a gorgeous summer day – and find there was nowhere to park?...

By Kim Piekos You can sense Joanna Rolek’s stage presence the minute she walks in the door. She commands attention naturally, overflows...

By David A. F. Sweet “What is it about Adler that draws you in to these extraordinary things he has created?’ That is a question...

Student Body President Joey Nassar delivered the address at the Lake Forest High School graduation ceremony on the school’s front lawn on...

Tom Herion has been principal of Deer Path Middle School for two years. The following are his edited remarks from the Class of 2022...

By Rick Day For many, the best way to get an authentic Japanese meal would be to go west – way west – via multiple long plane rides to...

The Lake Forest High School Sailing Team is headed to Seabrook, Texas from Friday, May 20 to Sunday, May 22 for Team Race Nationals. The...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman The kitchen is often called the heart of a home. It is where family and friends gather to share meals and make...

By Kim Piekos The History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff has partnered with students at Lake Forest College to create an exhibit...

By Adrienne Fawcett Since the pandemic started in March 2020, more than 1,300 properties have been sold in Lake Forest, and more than...

By Gigi Snellback Our lives are shaped by the people we choose to surround ourselves with. Luckily, I have made countless close...

By Kim Piekos Ask any resident, and he or she will tell you there is no doubt when it is noon in town. The siren that sits atop City’s...

The Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Department’s Egg Hunt Eggstravaganza on April 9 drew dozens of children, who used their baskets...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Corey Wierema, City Forester for the City of Lake Forest, sat down with Lake Forest Love to discuss how a new...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman When Lake Bluff native Veronica Lilja Brugioni was three years old, her mother and grandmother took her to see...

By Adrienne Fawcett He killed a man when he was 24. That was all Nan Caldwell knew about the prisoner she was assigned to exchange...

By Kim Piekos One of the many benefits of becoming a Lake Forest resident is access to its Compost & Recycling Center -- affectionately...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Getting dressed in the morning is something we all do. Some people set their clothes out neatly pressed the...

By David A. F. Sweet As a young woman living in London and raising a growing family, Ellen Stirling never considered running The Lake...