1957 time capsule opened at School of St. Mary
Students at the School of St. Mary in Lake Forest in 1957 were evidently interested in news, judging by the contents of a time capsule the school opened Wednesday. With...
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Route 41 shut down Wednesday in Lake Forest due to falling gravel
Route 41 remained closed between Route 60 and Westleigh Road in Lake Forest as of 6 p.m. Wednesday after gravel began falling from a train bridge trestle, according to Lake...
Shout Out: Gracie Stockton, student actor
Gracie Stockton, who will graduate from Lake Forest High School in June, was recently nominated as a finalist in the 2017 Illinois High School Musical Theater Awards. She's served as...
Plans underway to repair beach access road in Lake Forest
Plans are underway to repair the South Beach access road in Lake Forest, according to a village official. In May 2016, city staff noticed the top part of the bluff...
Food scrap collection in Lake Bluff aims to increase recycling rates
Lake Bluff is the first community in Illinois to offer year-round collection of food scraps, according to Walter Willis, executive director of the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County. Willis,...
Trustees vote for moratorium on short-term rentals in Lake Bluff
Village trustees in Lake Bluff voted unanimously on May 8 to place a moratorium on operating short-term vacation rentals such as Airbnb, in a move that was initially prompted by...
Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve to get $1.8 million in improvements
The Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve will get $1.8 million in improvements over the next two years, after the Lake County Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners on May 9 approved...
Schneider addresses immigration, small business and healthcare at luncheon
Healthcare, partisan politics and STEM education were among the topics Rep. Brad Schneider addressed Wednesday at the Lake Forest Club. Schneider, who is serving his second term in Congress, spoke...
Shout Out: Bert Tucker, scouting leader
Bert Tucker, 79, of Lake Forest joined the Cub Scouts in 1947 and remains involved with the Boy Scouts today. The Northeast Illinois Council of Boy Scouts honored him with...
Former Historical Society building to be replaced by multi-family housing
The former location of the Lake Forest Lake Bluff Historical Society will become multi-family housing, according to officials. On May 1, the Lake Forest City Council approved selling 361 East...