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...
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Kim Piekos
- Dec 1, 2021
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...
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Thais Souza
- Nov 30, 2021
Let It Glow
The Lake Forest Tree Lighting Ceremony drew thousands to Market Square for a joyful time on the day after Thanksgiving. The tradition --...
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Whitley Pleas
- Nov 29, 2021
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...
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Whitley Pleas
- Nov 26, 2021
Gorton Stays Vibrant With Creative Solutions Amid Pandemic
By Whitley Pleas Even as the pandemic brought unprecedented change in 2020, Gorton Community Center Executive Director Amy Wagliardo...
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Kim Piekos
- Nov 23, 2021
Read All About It: Non-Profit Boosts Literacy Through Tutoring
By Kim Piekos Come into the Reading Power room at the Green Bay Early Childhood Center in North Chicago, where colorful board books line...
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Adrienne Fawcett
- Nov 22, 2021
Bart the Cart Explains What You Can – and Cannot – Recycle in Lake Forest
By Adrienne Fawcett Since Lake Forest launched its Rethink Recycling program in the spring of 2020, campaign spokes-mascot Bart the Cart...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Nov 19, 2021
Shedding Light on a Lake Forest Holiday Tradition
By David A. F. Sweet Since the Lake Forest Tree Lighting Ceremony dawned in 1987, Tim Haskett has been involved in each one. Back then,...
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Saige Joseph
- Nov 17, 2021
All the World’s a Stage for Teens Performing Shakespeare
By Saige Joseph Shakespeare is difficult for adults to perform, let alone teenagers, but Lake Forest High School freshmen and sophomores...
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Vivian Hirschfield
- Nov 16, 2021
Sadly, There’s No Longer Time to Procrastinate
By Vivian Hirschfield Happy fall! Today, in my Lake Forest High School journalism class, my teacher Mr. Leyden talked about...
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David A.F. Sweet
- Nov 15, 2021
Morning Star: Lake Forest’s Larry Potash Keeps Popular TV News Show Humming
By David A. F. Sweet After a comfortable morning in the television studio, WGN anchor Larry Potash wasn’t expecting to soon be sitting...
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Rick Day
- Nov 12, 2021
You’d Be a Lucky Duck to Try This New Restaurant
By Rick Day Tucked into the back corner of the courtyard at 950 N. Western Ave., there sits a nondescript storefront which at first...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
- Nov 11, 2021
Nine Questions with Scouts’ Coach Chuck Spagnoli
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Lake Forest High School Varsity Football Coach Chuck Spagnoli has been the driving force behind the team for...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
- Nov 10, 2021
Getting the Ball Rolling: Youth Soccer Group Enjoys Prolonged Success
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman As the days get shorter and frost covers the grass, soccer fields -- filled recently with enthusiastic...
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Vivian Hirschfield
- Nov 8, 2021
Getting Through the Day Is Far From Routine
By Vivian Hirschfield Hello readers! I’m back for a third week. Writing these pieces has started to feel like a routine. When I realized...
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Whitley Pleas
- Nov 5, 2021
Like Father, Like Son: New LFC Basketball Coach a Familiar Face
By Whitley Pleas For the past six years, Ryan Davis experienced a coaching partnership like no other: his father, Ken Davis, served as...
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Jennifer Karras
- Nov 1, 2021
All Dressed Up with Somewhere to Go
Costumes did the trick on Halloween, as Lake Foresters gathered candy on a brisk fall day.
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David A.F. Sweet
- Nov 1, 2021
Cool(er) Hand Luke: Lake Forest Resident Plants Flag in Tailgating Business
By David A. F. Sweet What happens when former Chicago Bears quarterback Bobby Douglass shows up to your playoff tailgate party? Lake...
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Vivian Hirschfield
- Oct 28, 2021
Write On: How I Found My Groove
By Vivian Hirschfield Hey! It’s Vivi (or Viv) again. If you need a refresher, writing is my passion. I can say that with confidence...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
- Oct 27, 2021
Lake Forest Native's Store Balances Education, Adventure
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Born and raised in Lake Forest, Allison Gurza returned home after college and taught at the School of St. Mary...
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Saige Joseph
- Oct 25, 2021
Lake Forest High School Columnist Reveals the Joys of Theatre
By Saige Joseph Since my freshman year at Lake Forest High School, I’ve been involved with the theatre department. I’ve been performing...
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Kim Piekos
- Oct 21, 2021
Lake Forest Cemetery Is Alive with History
By Kim Piekos Hanging out with the gravedigger at Lake Forest Cemetery could be unnerving for anyone -- but not so when the cemetery...
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Vivian Hirschfield
- Oct 20, 2021
First Words from a New Teen Columnist
By Vivian Hirschfield Hi readers! I’m a new teen columnist for Lake Forest’s beloved Lake Forest Love, and one of the first lessons I...
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Rebecca Foster-Goodman
- Oct 18, 2021
That’s the Spirit: Home Tour Raises Record Amount for Foundation
By Rebecca Foster-Goodman Beset by continued pandemic-related restrictions, the Spirit of 67 Foundation Planning Committee needed to...
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