Lake Forest library head retiring after 28 years
When Kaye Grabbe was originally offered a librarian job at the Lake Forest Library, she considered it to be short term. "I had no intention of staying because I wanted...
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Lake Forest police chief to retire
Police Chief James Held will retire in two months after 31 years on the job, Mayor Don Schoenheider announced during an April 18 meeting of the Lake Forest City Council....
Lake Forest approves final plans for 47-acre subdivision
The Lake Forest City Council approved plans for a 47-acre subdivision at its April 18 meeting. The Westleigh Farm Planned Preservation Subdivision will be located south of Route 60 and...
Hansa Coffee approved for Lake Bluff location
Lake Bluff appears ready to welcome a new coffee shop after the Village Board approved a special use permit Monday for Hansa Coffee. The Libertyville-based roaster and retailer was granted...
Lake Bluff looks 2 years ahead with new budget
Since 1895 when the Village of Lake Bluff was incorporated, officials say it has handled budgets one year at a time. Now the town is taking a different approach. On...
Lake Forest gives Laurel and Western development final approval
In 2007, Lake Forest began considering the future of its municipal services site, then at Laurel and Western avenues. Nine years later, the Lake Forest City Council has approved a...
Lake Forest professor to hold talk on Islamic State
The threat of the Islamic State will be the subject of a talk by Assistant Professor Fatima Rahman at First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest on April 10. Rahman is...
Lake Forest College lands David Axelrod as commencement speaker
On May 7, graduates of Lake Forest College will hear from the man who twice helped elect the President of the United States. David Axelrod, former senior adviser to President...
Third time the charm for Amberley Woods development in Lake Forest?
The on-again, off-again development of an 8.5 acre parcel along Route 60 and Saunders Road in Lake Forest is on for a third time. Jason Smith, of Smith Capital Management...
Lake Forest Library looks to the future with new digital offerings
Digital materials are not so much replacing books at the Lake Forest Library as they are supplementing them. On March 14, the library began offering patrons access to Hoopla, a...