Lake Forest Sailing Going to New Orleans in Pursuit of National Trophy
By David A. F. Sweet With a victory in the Midwest Scholastic Sailing Nationals Qualifier for the Cressy Trophy that it hosted Sept....
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Sydney Kirages
- 4 days ago
A Different Kind of Homecoming: The Dedication of Veterans Park
By Sydney Kirages This weekend is Homecoming Weekend at Lake Forest High School. The weekend kicks off with the Homecoming football game...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Sep 18
Community Development Department Embraces LF Tradition of Careful Planning, Quality Construction
By David A. F. Sweet As a former mayor is fond of saying, “Lake Forest didn’t happen by accident.” Even in the 19th century, planning was...
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Ashley Love
- Sep 14
Lake Forest Children Sell Lemonade to Raise Funds for Maui
By Ashley Love Children’s lemonade stands are a staple of Lake Forest summers, but one family embraced a unique approach to the idea...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Sep 11
Why Lake Forest’s Stirling Hall Is an Artist’s Delight
By David A. F. Sweet Tucked away on Old Mill Road sits Stirling Hall, far removed from the stir of downtown Lake Forest. While the...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Sep 7
History Center Receives Large Grant for 2024 Exhibition
By David A. F. Sweet The History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff received the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Inspire!...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Sep 5
The ‘Face of Lake Forest’ Makes City Hall a Welcome Place to Visit
By David A. F. Sweet Joyce Reda, the Deputy City Clerk for the City of Lake Forest, became the “Face of Lake Forest” when she was hired...
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Kim Piekos
- Aug 28
Lake Forester Honors Agreement with Friend with Mount Kilimanjaro Climb
By Kim Piekos The scene from 1998 was memorable: standing at a national park overlook in Zimbabwe, Lake Forester Kim Pfahl’s close...
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Kim Piekos
- Aug 14
Local Entrepreneur Makes Business-Building a Family Affair
By Kim Piekos Carol Digman’s business acumen antennae are always up. Her knack for tuning in to potential local business opportunities...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Jul 27
Lotharius Branches Out at Twigs Camp
By David A. F. Sweet Kathryn Lotharius is the Camp Director at Twigs. She has spent the last 17 summers at Twigs as a camper, counselor...
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Kim Piekos
- Jul 20
Retired Lake Forest Entrepreneur Shares Passion for Helping Businesses Expand
By Kim Piekos When Bob Crawford Jr. retired from a successful career at 76, he couldn’t picture himself living a quiet life parked at a...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Jul 10
New Mayor Reveals Top Priority for Term, Favorite Activities in Lake Forest
By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest Mayor Dr. Randy Tack was born in Chicago. After high school, he attended the University of Illinois,...
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By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff
- Jul 6
Situated in a Black Neighborhood, Lake Forest’s Second Church Was a Pillar of the Community
By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff In the 1860s, the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church was the second religious...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Jul 3
A Teen with Type 1 Diabetes to Head to D.C. to Advocate for a Cure
By David A. F. Sweet Edgar Kelley’s life is far from that of a typical teenager. Attached to his lower back is an insulin pump complete...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Jun 29
Write On: First-Time Lake Forest Author Conveys Value of Montessori Education
By David A. F. Sweet Growing up, Paula Lillard Preschlack loved to write stories. But she was often uninspired in a conventional...
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By a Lake Forest Love Writer
- Jun 26
Annie Swift: 'I Would Not Be the Person I Am Today Without CROYA'
Annie Swift of Lake Forest won the Spirit of CROYA Margot Martino essay contest. She read her speech (posted below) at a meeting of the...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Jun 19
How an Italian Villa Became a Humanities Center for Lake Forest College Students
By David A. F. Sweet When opening the hand-carved front door of the Krebs Center for the Humanities, one realizes the newest addition to...
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Kim Piekos
- Jun 15
Powerful Stories Shared at Local Church Show Impact of Faith in Lives
By Kim Piekos For 15 years, a trio of parishioners at The Church of the Holy Spirit in Lake Forest has been mining the spiritual wisdom...
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Annie Helms
- Jun 12
Speaker Lets LFHS Seniors Give Advice to Graduating Eighth Graders
By Annie Helms Annie Helms is the District 67 Board of Education President. She gave these remarks at the Deer Path Middle School...
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Mariana Vaca
- Jun 8
All-Terrain Wheelchair Finds Fans at Lake Forest Open Lands
By Mariana Vaca Not only does being outdoors promote physical well-being, but it can also offer us a space to reflect and cleanse our...
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