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    Holy Spirit Takes Food-Pantry Concept to New Heights
    Adrienne Fawcett
    • Dec 3, 2021

    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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    Rotarians Provide Warmth to Needy Children
    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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    Let It Glow
    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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    Calvert Returns to Roots With Elawa Farm
    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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    Gorton Stays Vibrant With Creative Solutions Amid Pandemic
    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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    Read All About It: Non-Profit Boosts Literacy Through Tutoring
    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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    Bart the Cart Explains What You Can – and Cannot –  Recycle in Lake Forest
    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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    Shedding Light on a Lake Forest Holiday Tradition
    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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    All the World’s a Stage for Teens Performing Shakespeare
    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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    Sadly, There’s No Longer Time to Procrastinate
    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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    Morning Star: Lake Forest’s Larry Potash Keeps Popular TV News Show Humming
    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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    You’d Be a Lucky Duck to Try This New Restaurant
    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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    Nine Questions with Scouts’ Coach Chuck Spagnoli
    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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    Getting the Ball Rolling: Youth Soccer Group Enjoys Prolonged Success
    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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    Getting Through the Day Is Far From Routine
    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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    Like Father, Like Son: New LFC Basketball Coach a Familiar Face
    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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    All Dressed Up with Somewhere to Go
    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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    Cool(er) Hand Luke: Lake Forest Resident Plants Flag in Tailgating Business
    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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    Write On: How I Found My Groove
    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...
    323 views0 comments
    Lake Forest Native's Store Balances Education, Adventure
    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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    Lake Forest High School Columnist Reveals the Joys of Theatre
    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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    Lake Forest Cemetery Is Alive with History
    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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    First Words from a New Teen Columnist
    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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    That’s the Spirit: Home Tour Raises Record Amount for Foundation
    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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