From Self-Defense Classes to Positive Tickets, Foundation Boosts Police-Citizen Relations
By David A. F. Sweet Every year at Dickinson Hall in Lake Forest, police officers and senior citizens gather to enjoy a picnic and play...
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Thais Souza
- Feb 4, 2022
Read All About It: City Employees Engage Students on Special Day
The benefits of reading aloud to children are many, including enhancing their literary skills and improving their concentration. ...
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Whitley Pleas
- Dec 20, 2021
With Winter Arriving, Snow Operations Team Ready to Clear Roads
By Whitley Pleas When Lake Forest residents wake up to find the streets dusted with snow, few are aware that the city’s Snow Operations...
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Whitley Pleas
- Nov 29, 2021
Calvert Returns to Roots With Elawa Farm
By Whitley Pleas Having grown up on a farm in Central Illinois where her family has lived for generations, agriculture is in Laura...
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Adrienne Fawcett
- Nov 22, 2021
Bart the Cart Explains What You Can – and Cannot – Recycle in Lake Forest
By Adrienne Fawcett Since Lake Forest launched its Rethink Recycling program in the spring of 2020, campaign spokes-mascot Bart the Cart...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Nov 19, 2021
Shedding Light on a Lake Forest Holiday Tradition
By David A. F. Sweet Since the Lake Forest Tree Lighting Ceremony dawned in 1987, Tim Haskett has been involved in each one. Back then,...
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Kim Piekos
- Oct 21, 2021
Lake Forest Cemetery Is Alive with History
By Kim Piekos Hanging out with the gravedigger at Lake Forest Cemetery could be unnerving for anyone -- but not so when the cemetery...
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Kim Piekos
- Aug 26, 2021
Walden Ravine Is Restored, Improving Water Flow to Lake Michigan
By Kim Piekos After more than three months of work this summer, the Walden Ravine restoration project has been completed. Most of the...
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Jennifer Karras
- Jun 29, 2021
Corey Wierema Puts Down Roots as City Forester
By Jennifer Karras Corey Wierema was named the city forester of Lake Forest in 2016 after an eight-year stint as assistant city...
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Emma Baumgartel
- Feb 18, 2021
Dickinson Hall: A Virtual Success Story
Dickinson Hall, a beloved place for seniors to come together to enjoy events, classes, and entertainment, had to undergo a shift to...
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Emilia Field
- Feb 18, 2021
U BELONG: A Strong Message for Youth
Are you like so many in Lake Forest who patiently waited for the McKinley Road viaduct mural to be completed? Have you wondered who is...
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