Mike Perry has worked at the Forest Park Beach since it was renovated in 1987. Lake Forest residents created this video to show their...

By David A. F. Sweet When Genevieve Dolan was 13, the Lake Forest resident started seeing a dermatologist because she was suffering from...

By Kim Piekos Some people spend their lives dedicated to others. Lake Forest’s Pat Handley is one of them. A senior citizen, she juggles...

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...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Anyone who has walked through the doors of Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital has most likely gotten...

By Kim Piekos You can sense Joanna Rolek’s stage presence the minute she walks in the door. She commands attention naturally, overflows...

By David A. F. Sweet The Illinois General Primary Election is coming up on June 28, and Lake Forest citizens will be able to cast their...

By David A. F. Sweet New Lake Forest Caucus President David Hunt is a private wealth advisor with Bernstein Private Wealth Management....

By David A. F. Sweet As one enters Building Maintenance Supervisor Bill Borzick’s office, it’s hard not to notice a sign that says...

By Nick Winebrenner He’s not the loudest fan. He doesn’t paint his face. Or scream at refs. Instead, he enjoys bringing friends and...

By Vivian Hirschfield April brings rainstorms and, on sunny days, spring sports. For my family, April has a special meaning -- because...

By Kim Piekos You’d never know it’s the city’s water plant. Sequestered behind an impressive gate along Lake Road, the building blends...

By Adrienne Fawcett When you publish a 304-page book full of photos of beautiful table settings, how do you decide which image to put on...

By David A. F. Sweet Back in 1975, when Michelle Hirschfield was born, the odds of a pregnant woman having quintuplets was rather large...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman When Lake Bluff native Veronica Lilja Brugioni was three years old, her mother and grandmother took her to see...

By Kim Piekos Two Lake Forest entrepreneurs -- friends since second grade at Lake Forest Country Day School -- have parlayed their long...

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...

Valentine’s Day is a perfect time to find out how young couples met and how they plan to celebrate their love this evening. Here are the...

By David A. F. Sweet Katherine Reay has lived in Ireland and England, Seattle and now Lake Forest, with each move prompted by her...

By Saige Joseph As a high school student in Lake Forest, I’ve found there is a lot of pressure to take the hardest classes, which...