Lake Forest tentatively OKs residential development
A proposed 10.6-acre residential development in Lake Forest took a jump forward Monday night, with the City Council voting in favor of tentative approval of the site plan. The council...
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Shout Out: Lake Forest’s Todd Puch
It seems Todd Puch is into almost everything. A Lake Forest resident for 12 years, he's serves on the library board, is an elder at the First Presbyterian Church of...
Bubble master goes to town at Lake Forest Library
During a performance at the Lake Forest Library, Geoff Akins repeatedly comes back to the idea of blowing a square bubble. But square bubbles were just one of the forms...
Residents voice requests, changes for Laurel & Western development
With the Lake Forest City Council scheduled on Monday to consider a residential development on the site of the former municipal services building, some residents continue to urge the council...
Potbelly leads off development on former dealership
Potbelly is the first of several businesses to open on the site of the former Shepard Chevrolet dealership in Lake Bluff. The restaurant, which opened on Friday, June 26, at...
Conway Farms prepares for BMW Championship
With the BMW Championship less than three months away, Conway Farms golf course has completed "99 percent" of its improvements, according to club manager Todd Marsh. While Conway Farms has...
Lake Bluff residents want classic downtown
If you own an asphalt company, don't plan on working in downtown Lake Bluff. That appears to be the verdict of about 30 residents and business owners who took part...
Camp hopes to spark girls’ interest in technology
As she gets ready to edit photos with a professional-grade program, Sunali Ramanathan, 10, explains her idea for putting digital cameras in the hands of more kids: a website she...
Frog, lizards and snakes slither into Lake Forest Library
About 100 kids found out how you tell a female tree frog from a male (the males sing at night), why someone would name an African bullfrog Jabba-the-Hut (it resembles...
City, collaborative seek residents’ environmental priorities
A collaborative aims to find out the priorities of Lake Forest residents when it comes to environmental sustainability. In late May, the Lake Forest Collaborative for Environmental Leadership posted a...