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Don't Miss Your Ward Meeting This Spring
Join your Aldermen to learn what's new in your neighborhood and what's happening in Lake Forest at your Spring Ward Meeting! Ward 1:...
City of Lake Forest Writer
Mar 18, 2024
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Fired Up About Flapjacks
By Thais O'Malley The Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Department put on its Flapjacks with a Firefighter Mother-Son Pancake Breakfast on...
karrasj
Mar 13, 2024
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Boy Scouts Raise Anticipation of Blooming Gardens with Annual Flower Sale
By Kim Piekos In anticipation of spring, Lake Forest’s Boy Scout Troop 46 is focused on helping residents create beautiful gardens when...
Kim Piekos
Mar 11, 2024
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Expansion of Memorial Gardens Is Latest Move at Lake Forest Cemetery
BY David A. F. Sweet Set atop a bluff and bordered by ravines, it’s hard to imagine a more peaceful final resting place than the Lake...
David A.F. Sweet
Mar 4, 2024
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Did Abraham Lincoln Ever Visit Lake Forest?
By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Few American historical figures of 150 years ago have had their movements better...
The History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff
Feb 27, 2024
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Calling the Shots: Lake Forest Resident Revolutionized How We Watch Sports
By David A. F. Sweet Think of the camera angles sports viewers take for granted: the above-the-rim shot that shows tomahawk dunks during...
David A.F. Sweet
Feb 19, 2024
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Ice, Ice Baby: When Glaciers Covered Lake Forest and Lake Bluff
By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff As the Earth’s axis and orbit path have changed over millennia, massive ice sheets have...
By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff
Feb 15, 2024
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At 17, Tristan McDonald Looks to Make U.S. Olympic Sailing Team
By Dana Olson Tristan McDonald, a rising star in the sailing world and a member of Lake Forest Sailing, is gearing up for the U.S....
Dana Olson
Feb 12, 2024
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Varsity Dance Team Sets Scoring Record During Second State Title in a Row
By Keley Bumbaco and Lulu Flavin The Lake Forest High School Varsity Dance Team took first place overall in the 2A division at the IHSA...
Lulu Flavin
Feb 5, 2024
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GLASA Celebrates 25 Years of Making Sports Accessible to Disabled
By Kim Piekos Do what you love and the rest will follow, so they say. That wisdom has certainly played out in the work of Cindy Housner,...
karrasj
Feb 1, 2024
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Rec Center’s Kinderhaven is in a Class by Itself
By David A. F. Sweet Jennifer Eggert is the director at the Lake Forest Parks and Recreation’s Kinderhaven Preschool. She earned her...
David A.F. Sweet
Jan 29, 2024
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Donut Bowl Name Has Come Full Circle for Police, CROYA
By David A. F. Sweet Committee Representing Our Young Adults (CROYA) hosted the annual flag football Donut Bowl game with the Lake...
David A.F. Sweet
Jan 24, 2024
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Created During Troubled Times, CROYA and Its Manager Foster Healthy Teen Relationships
By David A. F. Sweet Committee Representing Our Young Adults – better known as CROYA – was founded by Lake Forest College President...
David A.F. Sweet
Jan 18, 2024
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Orthodontist Helps Local Students Cut Their Teeth in Profession
By Kim Piekos Dr. Cosmo Vivirito is a general dentist in St. Charles. While attending Lake Forest College, he interned with orthodontist...
karrasj
Jan 15, 2024
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New Software Saves Time, Money for City During Snow Removals
By David A. F. Sweet In Lake Forest, the need for snow removal in the winter is as assured as the sound of the noon siren. Which makes...
David A.F. Sweet
Jan 8, 2024
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Crafting a Budget Takes Time -- But Results in Lake Forest Have Been Heartening
By David A. F. Sweet What does it take to craft a $121 million budget? Dozens of meetings, a host of workshops, plenty of debate – all...
David A.F. Sweet
Jan 4, 2024
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Our Top Stories in 2023
By Ashley Love Welcome to 2024! Lake Forest Love posted scores of stories in 2023. What were the most popular ones? Check out the Top 10...
Ashley Love
Jan 2, 2024
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Train-Loving Elliott Donnelley Rode Them Around His Yard
By the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff As model railroading soared in popularity across the country in the 1930s, Elliott...
The History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff
Dec 21, 2023
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Scouts Nab Second in Sailing National Championships
By David A. F. Sweet Comprised of Mary Carter, Keegan Chatburn, Charlie Gish and Tristan McDonald, the Lake Forest High School sailing...
David A.F. Sweet
Dec 18, 2023
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Holiday Market Offers Unique Gifts, Specialty Foods
By David A. F. Sweet The Third Annual Saturday Market – Celebrate the Holidays opened on Dec. 9, and another one is coming up! Stop by...
David A.F. Sweet
Dec 11, 2023
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Pathway Will Let Residents Approach Lake Michigan From a New Perspective
By David A. F. Sweet Many citizens recall the wooden boardwalk at the south end of Forest Park Beach, which opened in 1987. Five years...
David A.F. Sweet
Dec 7, 2023
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Ceramic Artwork Will Take Center Stage During Stirling Hall Holiday Art Sale
By Kristin Elliott The Stirling Hall Holiday Art Sale will take place Friday and Saturday in the Great Room at Dickinson Hall at 100 E....
Kristin Elliott
Dec 4, 2023
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Holiday Pop-Up Shop ‘Is a Magical Collaboration in the Spirit of the Season’
By David A. F. Sweet This holiday season, the City of Lake Forest and the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce have again...
David A.F. Sweet
Nov 30, 2023
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Love Is in the Air at Citadel Show
By Kim Piekos Citadel Theatre's She Loves Me transports its audience to a 1930s European perfumery with clerks Amalia and Georg, who...
Kim Piekos
Nov 27, 2023
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