New book explores Lake Forest legends, alive and dead
There are 170 biographical profiles in Legendary Locals of Lake Forest, a book released on Nov. 30 by Arcadia Publishing. That could strike readers as a lot. "Actually, it's pretty...
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Shout Out: Joshua Jackson, family law attorney
Joshua Jackson is a family law attorney who both lives and works in Lake Forest. He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of Wisconsin- Madison and his...
4th graders give input for playground design
The city of Lake Forest is consulting experts to redesign the playground at West Park – 4th-grade experts, that is. City staff and a manufacturer of playground equipment recently consulted...
Lake Forest police class explores use of force
Residents of Lake Forest got an up-close look at police training in crisis situations Nov. 18 at the Citizen's Police Academy. A potentially suicidal man with a knife was the...
Life-long dog trainer goes beyond treats
When Brenda Belmonte was growing up in Deerfield, she said she frequently brought home stray dogs. "Unfortunately, as my parents will tell you," said Belmonte, who lives in Lake Bluff...
Poet, law student and ex-con openly explores prison and society
The week of Nov. 9 -13, Reginald Dwayne Betts, 35, served as artist-in-residence at Lake Forest College. He stopped in English, pre-law, history and other classes to read his poetry,...
Decades old Lake Forest Caucus continues to recruit, vet and promote candidates
On Nov. 17, the Lake Forest Caucus will present its slate of candidates for city council – four incumbents this year – at the Gorton Community Center. All registered voters...
College departments jointly produce comic operetta
The Lake Forest College theater and music departments combined efforts on the first play of the season, "H.M.S. Pinafore" by Gilbert and Sullivan. "The material is so timeless," said Assistant...
Shout Out: Dianne Weller, ornament seller
Dianne Weller owns www.OrnamentShop.com, a seller of more than 5,000 types of personalized ornaments for Christmas and other occasions. She lives in Northbrook and her warehouse and showroom is located...
One firefighter injury in Lake Forest house fire
A house fire on Nov. 5 Lake Forest took almost two hours to get under control. Lake Forest firefighters got a call at 12:04 p.m. about a house on fire...