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Brebners Made Their Mark in Lake Forest in Various Ways
By the The History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff The History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff honored the Brebner family with the...
History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff
Jul 25, 2024
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New Parks and Recreation Director Excited to Contribute to Growth of Offerings
By David A. F. Sweet A veteran of parks and recreation in northern Illinois, Michael Wick was tapped to be the new Director of Lake...
David A.F. Sweet
Jul 22, 2024
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Memories of Saturdays With Larry
By David A. F. Sweet Many remember the best-seller Tuesdays with Morrie, when sportswriter Mitch Albom visited his dying college...
David A.F. Sweet
Jul 15, 2024
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The World’s Top Female Golf Amateurs Are Coming to Lake Forest
By Cameron Wacker Featuring the world’s top female amateurs, the Women’s Western Amateur tournament will be held at Onwentsia Club from...
Cameron Wacker
Jul 11, 2024
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'CROYA Will Always Be a Part of Me'
By Tyler Klein This essay by Tyler Klein -- a 2024 graduate of Lake Forest High School -- won the Margot Martino Spirit of CROYA award. ...
Tyler Klein
Jul 8, 2024
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A Look at Lake Forest Days of Yore
By David A. F. Sweet As the Fourth of July beckons, Lake Forest Day (Aug. 7) is only a month away. Enjoy the vintage photos below from...
David A.F. Sweet
Jul 1, 2024
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A Six-Year-Old Discovers a One-in-a-Million Cicada
By Lake Forest Open Lands During the Cicada Sensation program at a Lake Forest Open Lands (LFOLA) preserve recently, six-year-old Fritz...
Lake Forest Open Lands
Jun 27, 2024
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Stars, Stripes, and Disco: 17th Annual Lake Forest Festival and Fireworks Set for July 4
By Cameron Wacker Celebrate your Fourth of July holiday with friends and family at the 17th Annual Lake Forest Festival and Fireworks on...
Cameron Wacker
Jun 25, 2024
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'Continue to Get on the Bus'
By Kelsey Bumbaco Kelsey Bumbaco, senior class president of Lake Forest High School, offered her thoughts during the 89th annual...
Kelsey Bumbaco
Jun 17, 2024
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Truck Loads of Fun at Meet the Fleet!
By Thais O'Malley The City of Lake Forest hosted its annual Meet the Fleet event on June 7! Over 915 people came by to climb aboard the...
karrasj
Jun 13, 2024
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Giving Back: Summer Jam for Camp Hope
By Cameron Wacker Camp Hope, a week-long summer camp for teenagers and young adults with disabilities in the Chicagoland area, is an...
Cameron Wacker
Jun 13, 2024
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Residents Young and Old Embrace Lake Forest Day – A Constant in a Changing World
By David A. F. Sweet It’s likely that no resident alive has seen more Lake Forest Days than Larry Crone. At 93, he remembers what they...
David A.F. Sweet
Jun 10, 2024
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Lake Forest’s Atelier Preserves Renaissance Art Technique Inside Architectural Gem
By Kim Piekos Nancy Smith sits before her five-foot-wide painting, paintbrush in hand steadied by a mahl stick, focused on every stroke...
Kim Piekos
Jun 7, 2024
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New Police Officer Enjoys Making a Positive Impact
By Ashley Love Sarahi Rivera-Martinez served as a Lake Forest Community Service Officer starting in 2022Â and graduated from the Police...
Ashley Love
May 30, 2024
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‘This Place Is in My Blood’: CVS Manager Mark Bialk Prepares to Retire
By Kim Piekos After 22 years at the helm of the store on Western Avenue, CVS manager Mark Bialk will be retiring June 7. On his last day,...
karrasj
May 20, 2024
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Myers Discusses Rules on When to Use Gas Leaf Blowers
By David A. F. Sweet Chuck Myers is the Superintendent of Parks, Forestry and Natural Resources for the City of Lake Forest. He oversees...
David A.F. Sweet
May 16, 2024
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‘Posting Flags Helps Us Remember’: Legion’s Commitment to Tradition Never Flags
By Kim Piekos Everyone’s heart lifts a little to see the U.S. flags waving in the breeze around Lake Forest six days a year. In two...
Kim Piekos
May 13, 2024
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New Fields and Pickleball Courts Enhance Deerpath Community Park
By David A. F. Sweet The Deerpath Community Park Showcase Event featured a chance for residents to test an obstacle course, check out...
David A.F. Sweet
May 6, 2024
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Learning Gardens to Flourish at History Center
By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff A significant site in the heart of old Lake Forest will bloom once again. The History...
History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff
May 2, 2024
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Brush With Greatness: Library’s Murals of the Giants of Antiquity Are Restored
By David A. F. Sweet As beautiful as murals can be, even indoors they begin to deteriorate (albeit at a glacial pace) once the final...
David A.F. Sweet
Apr 29, 2024
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Cartwright Describes Benefits of Native Planting
By David A. F. Sweet For the second year, April is Illinois Native Plant Month. It came to be thanks to the efforts of the Lake Forest...
David A.F. Sweet
Apr 22, 2024
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Work on Strategic Planning Helps Guide Lake Forest into the Future
By David A. F. Sweet In Lake Forest, the strategic-planning process is an opportunity to think about the future and chart the City’s...
David A.F. Sweet
Apr 18, 2024
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Residents Appreciate Local Composting Initiative
By David A. F. Sweet With Earth Month reminding all to care for the environment, scores of Lake Foresters are taking advantage of a...
David A.F. Sweet
Apr 15, 2024
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‘Being of Service is Important’: Marks Honored with Temple Award
By Kim Piekos Perhaps you’ve seen him. He’s the guy hawking American Legion raffle tickets outside Sunset Foods each year for Lake...
Kim Piekos
Apr 12, 2024
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