Volunteer firefighters roast corn at Lake Bluff farmers market
Volunteer firefighters from the Lake Bluff Fire Department took a break from dousing blazes to roast and serve fresh corn on the cob at the Lake Bluff Farmers' Market Friday....
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$10,000 grant to improve bike path in Lake Forest
A $10,000 grant will help Lake Forest restore the edges of the McClory bike path to its pre-settlement state. ComEd and Openlands, a Chicago-based conservation organization, have donated $10,000 to...
LFHS budget reflects uncertainty about state finances
Lake Forest Community High School District 115 anticipates a slight decrease in revenue during the fiscal 2016 budget year, mostly due to uncertainty about the state's budget situation. The district...
Lake Forest, Lake Bluff schools brace for property tax freeze
School administrators in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff are concerned that a state property tax freeze would have a negative impact on their districts. On Aug. 4, the Illinois Senate...
Female athletes over 80 star in Lake Forest photo exhibit
Last year Laurie Giesen was swimming at Lake Forest High School when she saw an older woman walking to the pool using a cane. "I thought about how great she...
Lake Forest sells bonds to pay for infrastructure, residential site improvements
The City of Lake Forest sold $9.78 million worth of bonds on Aug. 3 to pay for infrastructure improvements around the city and for improvements on a 10-acre site at...
Turtles, snakes and alligators visit Lake Forest parks
If you've driven or walked by a park in Lake Forest this summer and thought you saw an alligator creeping through the grass, it doesn't mean you've gotten too much...
LFHS to issue Chromebooks to all remaining grades
At a cost of about $1 million, Lake Forest High School will issue Chromebook computers to all freshmen, juniors and seniors in August, said Assistant Superintendent Barry Rodgers. This year's...
Lake Forest plays ‘Open Season’ at Forest Park Beach
There's a river scene in the movie "Open Season," which will be projected at Forest Park Beach this Saturday. For those who want to see more water, they'll just have...
Summer school enrollment spikes with more courses at LFHS
Lake Forest High School has seen a 47-percent increase in enrollment in its summer school courses since 2014, administrators say. The increase came as Jim Sullivan, assistant principal for assessment...