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PARCC test switch is welcome news for Lake Forest superintendent

May 23, 2019 at 9:56 a.m.

Michael Simeck, superintendent of Lake Forest District 115, is pleased with the Illinois State Board of Education's recent decision to drop the PARCC test for high school students. "It is...

Ferry Hall Bridge in Lake Forest to be partially closed, repaired

May 23, 2019 at 9:56 a.m.

The Lake Forest City Council has agreed to spend $28,500 to hire an engineering firm to figure out what work is needed to repair Ferry Hall Bridge on Mayflower Road...

An active display beehive inside the Plum Creek Nature Center in Will County on June 22, 2016. Lake Bluff is currently studying potential regulations for beekeepers.

Lake Bluff man hopes for backyard beehive

May 23, 2019 at 9:56 a.m.

Lake Bluff resident Robert Swee started thinking about keeping a beehive on his property last year. "I didn't get food out of my vegetable garden," Swee said. "They weren't getting...

Shout Out: Pato Thornycroft, brewery manager

May 23, 2019 at 9:56 a.m.

Pato Thornycroft of Lake Forest is the manager of Lake Bluff Brewing Company and a photographer of bands. Q. You were raised in Lake Forest? A. I grew up by...

Police issue warning after rash of car thefts in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff

May 23, 2019 at 9:56 a.m.

The Lake Forest Police Department is urging residents to lock their cars after several car thefts have been reported in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff over the last month. Between...

William Orpet, 20, was accused of murdering his girlfriend, Marion Lambert, 18, with cyanide and leaving her freezing body in Helm's Wood in Lake Forest on Feb. 9, 1916.

A century later, Lake Forest murder trial still fascinates

May 23, 2019 at 9:56 a.m.

It was 100 years ago that William Orpet was found not guilty of killing his onetime girlfriend Marion Lambert. Her death and his subsequent trial brought national attention to north...

The home of Erin and David Brush in Lake Forest was recently recognized by the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation.

Lake Forest house dating back to 1879 honored

May 23, 2019 at 9:56 a.m.

When Erin and David Brush bought a Lake Forest house that was built in 1879, they didn't know its history. "No, not at all," said Erin Brush who bought the...

Shout Out: Claudia Mazur, science conference attendee

May 23, 2019 at 9:56 a.m.

Claudia Mazur, who just graduated from Lake Forest High School, spent June 29 – July 1 at the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Lowell, Mass., where she...

Temporary lights approved for Lake Forest College’s football field

May 23, 2019 at 9:56 a.m.

The Lake Forest City Council will allow temporary lights to be used each fall at Farwell Field on the campus of Lake Forest College. A half dozen lights plus generators...

Double move might be in Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society’s future

May 23, 2019 at 9:56 a.m.

The Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society and its collection is likely facing two moves in the near future. On July 5, the Lake Forest City Council declared the society's current...

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