By Carlie Mertz Connor Clark has always been involved in sports. Starting at age three, he discovered a love for basketball while playing...

By David A. F. Sweet In the mid-1980s, Lake Forest College Professor Rob Baade wrote his first piece about sports and economics....

By Kim Piekos Lake Forest is blessed with a rich history. It’s easy to overlook stories from the past that help us appreciate how this...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman After more than a year of quarantine and lockdown, the residents of Lake Forest are outside en masse enjoying...

By Adrienne Fawcett There’s a new face at 570 Oakwood Ave. in Lake Forest – actually two. Sew Confident is on the street level, giving...

By Kim Piekos Lake Michigan is a beautiful resource treasured by most Lake Forest residents. Yet many are unaware that another gem exists...

By Rebecca Foster-Goodman After working in public schools for 34 years, Dr. Julie Brua has entered a new chapter as the principal at the...

By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest Caucus President Kimberly Pfahl has lived in town since 2010. Armed with a masters of business...

By David A. F. Sweet A little more than two seconds is all that separated Helen Schlachtenhaufen from the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo. ...

By David A. F. Sweet For the first time in the history of Forest Bluff School, its head is from outside the Lillard family Lake Forest...

By David A. F. Sweet The Lake Forest Podcast was originally conceived by Pete Jansons to help residents understand what the Lake Forest...

By Jennifer Karras Lake Forest resident Molly O’Neil launched her business as a holistic health coach in 2015. Three years ago, she...

By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest Sailing (LFS) offers instruction for all ages and skill levels and is nationally recognized and...

By Kim Piekos Syler Thomas never intended to be a youth pastor. But, 23 years after he started, he loves his role at Christ Church in...

By Adrienne Fawcett Scott Carter grew up sailing in Fairfield, Ct. Since moving to Lake Forest in 2004, he has spent summers on Lake...

By David A. F. Sweet Lake Forest Open Lands is working on opening its first preserve by Lake Michigan on a 61-acre strip that abuts the...

By David A. F. Sweet Dr. Matthew L. Montgomery, superintendent of Revere Schools in Bath, Ohio, will take over as superintendent of Lake...

By David A. F. Sweet Only four years old, Hilary Cronheim’s love of art museums was already established. “I was the child who always...

By Kim Piekos One sunny Wednesday afternoon last August, I opened our mailbox to find a hand-written note from a realtor. A local family...

By David A. F. Sweet Every Christmas for years, Pat Sikorovsky and her husband Gene would invite dozens of friends to their Lake Forest...