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Prison Pen Pal Ministry Delivers Beacons of Light Behind Bars
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...
Adrienne Fawcett
Mar 10, 2022
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Theme of Book May Scare the Pants Off Readers
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Getting dressed in the morning is something we all do. Some people set their clothes out neatly pressed the...
Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Mar 3, 2022
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Stirling Qualities: The Lake Forest Shop Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary
By David A. F. Sweet As a young woman living in London and raising a growing family, Ellen Stirling never considered running The Lake...
David A.F. Sweet
Feb 28, 2022
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Longtime Friends Think Outside the Box to Generate Love of Reading Among Children
By Kim Piekos Two Lake Forest entrepreneurs -- friends since second grade at Lake Forest Country Day School -- have parlayed their long...
Kim Piekos
Feb 21, 2022
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Lake Forest Non-Profit Provides Hope and Love to Kids in Need
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman The spirit of giving is most often associated with the holiday season. Food pantries, churches and shelters see...
Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Feb 10, 2022
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Book Smart: Lake Forest’s Katherine Reay Keeps Crafting Compelling Novels
By David A. F. Sweet Katherine Reay has lived in Ireland and England, Seattle and now Lake Forest, with each move prompted by her...
David A.F. Sweet
Feb 7, 2022
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Run by a Mother and Her Daughters, ENAZ Attracts Mothers and Daughters
By Adrienne Fawcett ENAZ prides itself on being a one-stop shop for mothers and daughters alike. This is literally true, as the trendy...
Adrienne Fawcett
Feb 3, 2022
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Getting on Board in Lake Forest
By Adrienne Fawcett Remember when people took to scrubbing food packages with antiseptic wipes before bringing them into the house at the...
Adrienne Fawcett
Jan 17, 2022
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Equestrian Center Makes Jump to Lake Forest
By Kim Piekos It’s a frigid day on the North Shore – too cold for the 57 horses that board at the Glen Grove Equestrian Center to head...
Kim Piekos
Jan 10, 2022
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Hitting a High Note: Lake Forest College Welcomes Music Institute of Chicago
By Kim Piekos Joining the backpack-laden students at Lake Forest College this fall were nearly three dozen exceptional 13-to-19-year-old...
Kim Piekos
Jan 6, 2022
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The Deer Path Inn: The Place to Be Seen … And Get Lost In
By Adrienne Fawcett It’s Friday evening, that time when the stress of work and school give way to the weekend. Meeting a friend for...
Adrienne Fawcett
Dec 28, 2021
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This Store Is a Great Fit for Lake Forest
By Adrienne Fawcett Trey Gonzales and Kip Helverson bought a small business just ahead of a worldwide pandemic, which prompted seemingly...
Adrienne Fawcett
Dec 23, 2021
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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...
Whitley Pleas
Dec 20, 2021
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Christmas-Tree Lot Continues to Thrive More Than 70 Years After Opening
By Whitley Pleas Each year, on the day after Thanksgiving, Kim Placentino’s front yard transforms into a Christmas wonderland. A...
Whitley Pleas
Dec 17, 2021
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Festive Pop-Up Shop Boosts Local Non-Profits
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Pop-up shops are a festive way to shop for the holidays, and Lake Forest Station takes that experience one...
Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Dec 15, 2021
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Popular LFHS Class Is All Business
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman There is a certain excitement when you walk into a Business Entrepreneurship class at Lake Forest High School. ...
Rebecca Foster-Goodman
Dec 13, 2021
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Small Businesses in Lake Forest Persevere Despite Unprecedented Economic Shifts
By Whitley Pleas In Lake Forest, small business owners survived both the COVID-19 pandemic’s height in 2020 and labor shortages and...
Whitley Pleas
Dec 9, 2021
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Holy Spirit Takes Food-Pantry Concept to New Heights
By Adrienne Fawcett The Friday before Thanksgiving, volunteers of The Church of the Holy Spirit food pantry joyfully gave away 100 frozen...
Adrienne Fawcett
Dec 3, 2021
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Rotarians Provide Warmth to Needy Children
By Kim Piekos The boxes labeled Operation Warm overflow with colorful, two-toned parkas, sized for children big and small, as three men...
Kim Piekos
Dec 1, 2021
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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...
Whitley Pleas
Nov 29, 2021
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