Shout Out: Mike Conklin, novelist
Mike Conklin, who until recently lived in Lake Forest, worked at the baiduhai from 1970 to 2005. Two weeks ago his novel "Goal Fever!" came out. Q. Did you...
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Lack of PARCC usefulness resulted in lower scores, Lake Forest H.S. official says
Lake Forest High School saw its composite score on the PARCC test drop from 54 percent of students meeting or exceeding expectations to 25 percent year-over-year, but Superintendent Mike Simeck...
Lake Forest-area veterans recall World War II memories
World War II ended 71 years ago and for most that conflict is something to read about in history books. As Veterans Day approaches, the Lake Forester sat down with...
Lake Bluff police investigate decades-old teacher ‘sexual conduct’ allegations
Lake Bluff police said Friday they are investigating reports of illegal sexual conduct by a teacher who worked in Lake Bluff schools in the 1970s and 1980s. In June, police...
Lake Forest scrambles to respond to Amtrack Hiawatha track project proposal
Lake Forest officials and residents are scrambling to respond to the proposed construction of a side train track of at least 10,000 feet near the Academy Woods subdivision. Amtrak wants...
Lake Forest police continue investigation into sex offender who volunteered at church
Lake Forest police are still investigating a complaint about a sex offender who was volunteering at a local church, police said Wednesday afternoon. The person who made the complaint was...
Exterior work completed on Lake Forest train station, interior improvements eyed
With exterior renovations on the downtown train station all but complete, the city of Lake Forest and the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation are turning their attention toward the interior. Work...
Rocking out for House of Peace shelter
In celebration of its five-year anniversary, House of Peace shelter is holding a fundraiser in Lake Forest featuring music from The BoDeans. The concert, called Rock for Peace, will take...
1908 Cubs were the ‘monarchs of the diamond,’ Lake Forester proclaimed
When the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series in 1908, the population of Lake Forest was about 3,300 and the now 120-year-old Lake Forester newspaper had yet to enter...
Cartoonist, Pulitzer winner and Lake Forest resident subject of upcoming lecture
John T. McCutcheon was a Pulitzer Prize winner, world traveler, syndicated cartoonist and Lake Forest resident. His life will be the subject of a Nov. 1 talk by author Tony...