Suit: Let disabled athletes go to IHSA state meet

The Illinois High School Association girls state track and field meet will be held this weekend ­— and Fenwick’s Mary Kate Callahan won’t be taking part. But a lawsuit to be filed Wednesday by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan in federal court aims to make it possible for student-athletes with disabilities, like Callahan who is paralyzed from the waist down, to compete in future IHSA state meets.

After much debate, Forest Park in hands of Lake Forest City Council

Nearly three years after visioning sessions began, the Lake Forest City Council will decide Monday whether it will accept the final master plan for Forest Park, the city’s oldest park whose 30 acres overlook Lake Michigan.

“I know the process has been confusing at times …

Griffith reflects on tenure overseeing Lake Forest schools

After rebuilding school districts in Texas that were struggling, Harry Griffith was recruited by the Lake Forest Elementary School District 67 board of education in 1994 -- its third superintendent in two years. District 67 was trying to recover from a cheating scandal unearthed in …

News Briefs: Held poised to replace Buerger this month

Lake Forest slated to appoint Held as acting police chief The Lake Forest City Council will be asked to appoint Deputy Police Chief James Held as acting police chief at its meeting Monday night since current Police Chief Joe Buerger has accepted a new job. …

Lake Forest resident thrilled to buy one of city’s first affordable homes

There’s no place like home. Just ask Joy Gayter. She’s the Lake Forester who purchased one of the city’s first two homes through its agreement with the Community Partners for Affordable Housing. Gayter had been living in a rental home in Lake Forest for over …

For guys, it’s still more ‘schleppy’ than preppy

Jim Foster didn’t know what kind of pants he had on. But he knew how much he paid for them: $1. Foster lives in Glencoe, which Bundle.com says is the second-most fashionable town in America. In terms of spending dough for duds, Foster is not doing his part.

Everett School students devote time to explain Alzheimer’s

A classmate’s story about her grandfather’s struggle with Alzheimer’s inspired fourth-graders at Everett School in Lake Forest to devote their class service project to increase awareness of the brain disease that affects 36 million people worldwide. The students in Amanda Antell’s class also decided to …

Lake Forest duo unveils Market Square Musings

Lindsey Anderson and Katie Brickman combined their passion for reading blogs, discovering new finds and spending time in Market Square into an online venture, Market Square Musings.

Former Lake Forest resident James A. Felling passes away; , imported foods to hottest restaurants in Chicago

Oil from Arbequina olives kissed by the sun of Catalonia, Spain. Forty-year-old sherry vinegar that was the astringent equivalent of a good Chateau Lafite. Fresh truffles from Manjimup, Australia. White soy sauce from Japan. When former Lake Forest resident James A. Felling showed up at …

Husband-and-wife team keeps Lake Forest restaurant humming

Running The Grille on Laurel with her husband, Jim, is not what Kathy Govas expected to be doing when she left school to start her career -- but she loves it.“Jim has been a chef and restaurateur for 41 years, and my background is in …

Property Transfers

Information is provided by Record Information Services, P.O. Box 894, Elburn IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001. LAKE FOREST 105 W. Laurel Ave. Unit 103: Audrey Vanderaa to Anne Baker, Charles Baker, $280,000, April 3 1221 S. Estate Lane: Andre G. Pernet to …

North Shore Sanitary District honors Lake Forest’s Swarthout

Lake Forest’s James E. Swarthout, a retired North Shore Sanitary District trustee, was honored by his former colleagues when they passed a special resolution praising Swarthout’s 32 years of service to the district.

Voterama in Congress, week ending May 11, 2012

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on matters relating to defense spending, lobbyists’ federal pensions, funding of two federal departments, voter ID laws and funding for the Export-Import Bank. Senators failed to end GOP blockage of a bill preventing interest rates on student loans from doubling, to 6.8 percent, on July 1.

Newsmakers: Frey hired as director of development at Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society

newsmakers Frey hired as director  of development The Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society announced the addition of Lisa Frey as the new director of development. Previously, Frey was the assistant director of campaign & individual giving at Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter. She brings with …

Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society honors centennial families

Three families were honored with Centennial Family Awards during the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society’s annual meeting on Sunday. The stories of the Atteridge family, nominated by Debi Kiddle; the Dick family, nominated by John H. Dick and Madeleine B. Dugan; and the Kelley family, …