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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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
- Aug 10
Legion Members Share Thoughts on New Memorial at Veterans Park
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman The American Legion is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, with more than two million...
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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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Adrienne Fawcett
- Jul 13
Coffee Talk: Hometown Shop Draws Many With Fare Beyond Beverages
By Adrienne Fawcett Hometown Coffee & Juice opened in Lake Forest in May -- and it only took three hours for the place to seem like it...
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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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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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David A.F. Sweet
- Jun 5
IT Crew Is Behind-the-Scenes Force That Enables City to Work Efficiently
By David A. F. Sweet The Innovation and Technology (IT) Department is crucial to the smooth operation of other City departments in Lake...
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By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff
- Jun 1
Walker Sales Played Key Role in Lake Forest at Dawn of 20th Century
By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Walker Sales was one of the earliest members of the Lake Forest police force. His work is...
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David A.F. Sweet
- May 25
New Deerpath Golf General Manager Impressed by Customers, Community
By David A. F. Sweet John Westly started playing golf at age 4 in Asheville, N.C. He was taught by his grandfather; his parents didn’t...
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David A.F. Sweet
- May 22
Former Parks & Rec Director Fred Jackson Stays Engaged with Successful Golf Fundraiser
By David A. F. Sweet Fred Jackson worked for the Lake Forest Parks & Recreation Department for 48 years. At the start, he was a teenager...
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Kim Piekos
- May 15
Reading, Writing and a Lifelong Friendship for LFHS Teachers
By Kim Piekos Some people’s lives are woven together in ways they could have never predicted. That is certainly true for Lake Forest High...
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David A.F. Sweet
- May 11
Scotty Searle Recalls Life in the Lake Forest Showhouse
By David A. F. Sweet Scotty Searle moved into this year’s Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens house when she was 15. Her parents, Bill and...
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Kim Piekos
- Apr 19
Alumnus Shares Impact of LFHS on His Life
By Kim Piekos Opened in 1935, Lake Forest High School has produced numerous alumni who have impacted the world in their areas of...
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Kenna McBean
- Apr 17
LFHS Students Perform in Europe for First Time Since Pandemic
By Kenna McBean This past spring break, the Lake Forest High School band, orchestra, and choir flew to Germany, Austria, and the Czech...
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