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 Author Jim Campbell with Ruth Madoff. As the end of Bernie Madoff’s reign of fraud neared in December 2008, his...

By David A. F. Sweet When thinking about a science classroom, standard images of microscopes and test tubes may flash into mind. But...

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

White hair, wigs, candlelight. These are some of the images that typically come to mind when one thinks of a composer. Bach, Beethoven,...

After the joy of spring break, many Lake Forest High School seniors will face the biggest decisions of their young lives. May 1 is known...

Since COVID-19 swept the world, artist Adair Peck has focused on painting flowers. But these florals are far from typical: using a...

In this Internet age, where tourists post tens of thousands of photos and comments daily, it’s amazing to consider the one-time influence...

Forest & Bluff Magazine, the monthly lifestyle publication covering the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff communities, recently welcomed Wendy...

Dickinson Hall, a beloved place for seniors to come together to enjoy events, classes, and entertainment, had to undergo a shift to...

Are you like so many in Lake Forest who patiently waited for the McKinley Road viaduct mural to be completed? Have you wondered who is...

Courtesy of Classic Chicago magazine and written by Wendy Wood-Prince. Dedicated park district staffers are the only signs of life in the...

By Jennifer Karras On rare occasions a conversation stops you in your tracks. Mine with 21-year-old Sydney Barber did just that. Sydney...

Meet Melanie Rummel, lifelong Lake Forester, environmental warrior, outdoorswoman, Alderman, and Chairman of the Environmental...

By Jennifer Karras Opening a new store can present a variety of challenges under normal circumstances. Creating one that involves...