Shout Out: Douglas DuBrin, teacher, playwright
Douglas DuBrin is a teacher and chair of the English department at Woodlands Academy in Lake Forest. He's also a playwright and has had his work produced in the Midtown...
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Relatively mild winter has led to less salt use
Despite recent downturns in temperatures and a late-December ice storm, officials with the Lake Forest Public Works Department said the city so far has used relatively little road salt, thanks...
Shout Out: Michael Peters, emergency room doctor
Michael Peters is an emergency room doctor at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital. He previously worked in the emergency room at Cook County Hospital. Peters has been practicing emergency medicine since...
Police continue investigation of Christmas Day shooting near Lake Bluff
Lake County Sheriff's Police continue to investigate a Christmas Day shooting in an unincorporated area near Lake Bluff that left three people injured. Two men and a woman were shot...
Two Lake Forest Academy grads to meet at Rose Bowl
Two former football players from Lake Forest Academy will meet at the Rose Bowl Friday in Pasadena, Calif. Faith Ekakitie, who graduated Lake Forest Academy in 2012, plays for the...
Lake Forest crash sends 8 to hospital
A three-car accident took place on Route 60 in Lake Forest on Dec. 26. Firefighters were called at 2:31 p.m. to Route 60 between Waukegan Road and Academy Drive, according...
New buildings among the potential newsmakers in 2016
In 2016, residents of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff can expect new buildings on local campuses, continued local concern over the moves lawmakers will undertake and the 100th anniversary of...
Shout Out: Kimberly Placentino, Christmas tree-seller
Kimberly Placentino is a second-generation seller of Christmas trees in Lake Forest. Every year, she "takes a vacation from my real job" as director of campus operations at the Lake...
Lake Bluff approves tax levy increase
Residents of Lake Bluff will see an average increase of $23 on the property tax bills for the village government and library next year, according to village officials. The village...
Woodlands Academy house walk celebrates 20th year
Woodlands Academy of Lake Forest held its "Winter Wonderwalk," the 20th annual such fundraiser, earlier this month and featured a blend of new and old styles, including a 1989-built home...