Lake Forest Organizations Collaborate to Bring Native Voices to Life
By Kim Piekos Hundreds of years ago, Native American Indian tribes traversed what is now Lake Forest as they transitioned between summer...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Feb 23
Compost Helps Things Grow – Including the Business of Longtime Lake Forest Entrepreneur David Gorter
By David A. F. Sweet While a student at Lake Forest College, David Gorter became an entrepreneur. Starting as a chimney sweep, he...
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Mariana Vaca
- Feb 13
Talent Pool: LFHS Girds for Big Show with Emphasis on the 1980s
By Mariana Vaca The 1980s are making a comeback -- not only in fashion but in February’s Lake Forest High School Talent Show. According...
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Hardik Singhal
- Jan 30
Springer Chases His Dream in the Bahamas
By Hardik Singhal High school students typically just complete their regular eight semesters at their school and hope to find out what...
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Kim Piekos
- Jan 19
Charged with Determination: Lake Forest Teen Spearheads Battery Recycling Program
By Kim Piekos When Lake Forest teen Riya Bhatia and her mother came upon a box of old batteries in her family’s closet, they wondered how...
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Maeve Bradley and Piper Rother
- Jan 16
Here Comes the Sun: LFHS Student Unites Passion for Robotics and Music
By Maeve Bradley and Piper Rother Lake Forest High School senior Luc Sun has always loved coding, but now, he is transforming his skills...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Jan 5
Lake Forest Native Sheds Light on Bernie Madoff in Powerful Netflix Documentary
By David A. F. Sweet When Lake Forest native Jim Campbell joined a Zoom call with Netflix true-crime director Joe Berlinger and his...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Oct 13, 2022
From College Hockey Player to Author, LFC Alum Has Story to Tell
By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest College alumnus Tim Rappleye – part of the 1977-78 Forester team that went to the NCAA Division II...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Oct 10, 2022
Lake Forest Photographer Is Passionate About Giving Back
By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest resident and photographer Heidi Clifton has been busy putting each camera click to good use. By donating...
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Kim Piekos
- Oct 3, 2022
Full Circle: Retiring Teacher Grateful for Lasting Connections with Local Family
By Kim Piekos When newly retired Lake Forest reading specialist Traci Riege (now Franksen) began her career at Sheridan School 36 years...
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Kim Piekos
- Sep 15, 2022
Passion for Battlefield History Inspires LFHS Student to Write Children’s Book
By Kim Piekos A passion since childhood for America’s battlefields and a desire to tell unusual stories about women who fought on them in...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Sep 6, 2022
London Calling: New Head of Lake Forest Open Lands Is a Hands-On Veteran of the Non-Profit
By David A. F. Sweet Growing up in Lake Bluff, one of Ryan London’s earliest memories involved nature – an appropriate recollection for...
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Katie Heraty
- Sep 5, 2022
Food Bank's Opening in Town Draws More Than 200
By Katie Heraty Northern Illinois Food Bank held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for its North Suburban Center on Aug. 16 to...
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Kristin Elliott
- Aug 26, 2022
Lake Forest Dancers Help Raise Thousands for Highland Park
By Kristin Elliott & Laura Biernacki Sixteen park district dance companies from across the northern suburbs joined together for a special...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Aug 18, 2022
Fountain of Youth: CROYA Remains the Rare Place Teenagers Can Call Their Own
By David A. F. Sweet Spread across one wall of Todd Nahigian’s office is the word CROYA. Since he manages the Lake Forest organization –...
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Shelby Birnbaum
- Aug 4, 2022
A Successful Gala Behind It, Citadel Looks Forward to Performances
By Shelby Birnbaum As a new season beckons this fall, Artistic and Managing Directors Scott and Ellen Phelps of the Citadel Theatre are...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Aug 1, 2022
Lake Forest’s Charlie Potter Helps IMAX Movie About Prairie Wetlands Take Off
By David A. F. Sweet A yellow warbler that weighs as little as a few sheets of paper flies 3,000 miles -- even traveling over the Gulf...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Jul 19, 2022
Motherly Influence: Margot Martino’s Caring Ways Helped CROYA Blossom
By David A. F. Sweet When Margot Martino moved to Lake Forest in the early 1970s, the news about teenagers in town was grim. "People were...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
- Jul 7, 2022
Fourth-Generation Lake Forest Resident Continues Family Legacy of Giving Back
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Anyone who has walked through the doors of Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital has most likely gotten...
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David A.F. Sweet
- May 26, 2022
Six Questions with New Lake Forest Caucus President David Hunt
By David A. F. Sweet New Lake Forest Caucus President David Hunt is a private wealth advisor with Bernstein Private Wealth Management....
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