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‘Tis the season for garage sales in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff
Sometimes a mom’s got to do what a mom’s got to do. For Kirsten Maxwell of Lake Forest, it meant lugging some of her kids’ extra stuff outside for her first garage sale of 2012. “I scheduled it today because the kids are out of …
Lake Bluff’s Twilight Criterium to draw scores of bikers
Lake Bluff will host its first Twilight Criterium, a short-course professional bike race on closed-off downtown streets, a kids race and the Village Block Party on the Village Green on Friday, June 1. More than 130 bikers are expected to race. Here’s the day’s schedule: …
Lake Forest Girl Scouts earn Silver Award
Lake Forest Girl Scout Troop 40980 celebrated achieving its Silver Award at an end-of-the-year picnic May 20. Meredith Gregory, Elizabeth Moorman, Kailey Hetler, Kari Myers, Mallory Gregory and Katie Constantine all were awarded the second-highest award in Girl Scouts. For the Silver Award project, the …
Deerpath Golf Shop makeover boosts sales
Walking into the Deerpath Golf Shop is different these days. The glass and chrome counter that bisected the store, for one, is gone. In its place are upscale wood display cases, fresher colors and a new traffic flow that doubled the display area to showcase …
News Briefs: Mental health workshop June 7 in Lake Forest
Mental health workshop June 7 A Lake Forest and Lake Bluff community wellness task force has retained a research team from Johns Hopkins University to conduct a workshop June 7 to assess the communities’ mental health resources in the wake of local teen suicides this …
1.5 million people to use Midway, O’Hare this holiday weekend
About 1.5 million people are expected to pass through Chicago’s two airports this Memorial Day weekend, city aviation officials say.
Chicago Sun-Times owner Wrapports buys the Reader
The owners of the Chicago Sun-Times said May 23 that they have acquired the Chicago Reader, bringing an enduring part of the alternative press under the same corporate umbrella as daily and weekly papers -- including the Lake Forester -- that span the Chicago region.
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital plan moves ahead; will cost hundreds of millions of dollars
Preserving open space has been a key concern of John Sentell, president of Lake Forest Open Lands, since the start of discussions on creating a new master plan for Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital. As the final master plan for the campus heads to the City …
Former FCC chairman believes presidential debates far from ‘a vast wasteland’
For those who yawn at the thought of this fall’s presidential debates, Newton Minow offers a reason to watch and learn. “(John) Kennedy told me, ‘I never would have been elected except for the presidential debates,” said Minow, the co-vice chair of the Commission on …
Local beaches, pool poised to welcome Lake Forest, Lake Bluff residents
At Forest Park Beach in Lake Forest, lifeguards will be on duty daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. during Memorial Day weekend, May 26-28, and from Saturday, June 9 through Sunday Aug. 12. After Aug. 12, lifeguards will be on duty weekends only through …
Study says Chicago traffic congestion actually got better
Drivers in the Chicago area were stuck in traffic an average of 36 hours in 2011, 12 fewer than the 48 wasted in traffic in 2010, according to INRIX, a company that studies traffic patterns.
Lake Forest man barely skirts train catastrophe
A Lake Forest man’s decision to gun his car at the last minute saved his life Tuesday morning after he accidently found himself on the Metra railroad tracks when he made a wrong turn in a construction zone. “It was probably just a second, but …
LFC working to decrease underage drinking
A recent graduate of Lake Forest College, Matt DeMaris has seen a change on campus away from underage drinking and toward more healthy living. “The whole culture of drinking is changing,” said DeMaris of life at the 1,500-student liberal arts private college. “There’s a lot …
Lake Forest’s Deborah MacKenzie remembered for positive spirit, genuine nature
Deborah Williams MacKenzie, a lifelong Lake Forester, was committed to preserving open lands and brought her infectious positive spirit to everything she did, her friends and family said. MacKenzie died May 11 at the age of 74. An early member of Lake Forest Open Lands, …
Newsmakers: Lake Forest American Legion offers flags for sale
American Legion offers flags for sale The Lake Forest American Legion offers the national standard flag in a 3 x 5 foot size delivered with sewn stars. Larger sizes can be ordered. With the standard flag, there are flags for each of the services: Army, …
Forest Park Master Plan passes unanimously
The Lake Forest City Council unanimously passed the Forest Park Master Plan at its meeting Monday night, directing the city manager and city attorney to prepare an agreement on implementing the plan so that fundraising can begin. The reworked master plan for the historic lakefront …
