After a year off, Lake Forest Dog Day parade is back
After taking 2015 off due to a rise in dog flu, the annual Dog Day parade is scheduled to return to Lake Forest on Saturday, May 14. Costumed dogs are...
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Historic Lake Forester issues now available on library website
Travel back in time to when yearly newspaper subscriptions were a $1 and ads for French's Pharmacy and Mrs. Anna Williams' restaurant and boarding house graced the front page. Those...
Lake Forest school incorporates STEAM lab into curriculum
Jerry Kelly, a seventh grader at the School of St. Mary in Lake Forest, lines a cardboard box with aluminum foil and places a small container of water inside. He...
Lake Forest Academy students take a day to volunteer
Students at Lake Forest Academy volunteered en masse April 28 as part of the school's annual Service Learning Day. Some of the school's 435 students spent the day cutting brush...
Lake Forest College commencement speaker David Axelrod tells young people to take it easy on making grand plans
David Axelrod was chief strategist for both of President Barack Obama's successful runs for president. He's worked on more than 150 local, state and national campaigns, according to the Institute...
Lake Forest College entrepreneurs make their pitch
Most people probably haven't considered what they would do if they became trapped toward the top of a burning highrise building. Keil Zornow has not only come up with a...
Lake Forest H.S. prepares to say “Hello, Dolly!”
With just days left to go, the cast of "Hello, Dolly!" at Lake Forest High School is pulling together all aspects of the musical. "We rehearse the blocking," said Gracie...
Lake Forest commission approves plan to divide one residential lot into three
The Lake Forest Plan Commission voted Thursday to recommend a project that would divide a residential property into three lots allowing a new home to be built on each one....
Wall of Fame inductees say follow your dreams, try something new
An Olympic rower, a playwright and a video game designer were inducted into the Alumni Wall of Fame at Lake Forest High School on April 21. Pioneer Press spoke with...
Lake Bluff house gets landmark status on way to $1 million restoration
The Village of Lake Bluff conferred landmark status on a house whose new owners plan to spend at least $1 million bringing it back to its former glory. On April...