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Letter to the editor: Ten recommendations for Forest Park Commission
On May 24, the Forest Park Commission held a meeting at Gorton Community Center to relate the updates and interim report for Forest Park. Gail Hodges, highly respected former alderman, city volunteer and member of the Historic Committee of the Forest Park Board, gave the …
Plans for Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital should be scaled down
I wanted to follow up on recent articles about the proposed building plan being advocated by Northwestern Memorial Lake Forest Hospital. At a residents’ meeting with the City, I was the unnamed man quoted who questioned the concept of a new very large regional hospital …
Show better judgment on Rees’ case
I was very disappointed recently to open the Lake Forester to an article about Tommy Rees’ troubles with the police in South Bend. Positioned above the Police Blotter, in large bold typeface, the headline reeked with sensationalism over the Lake Forest High School graduate’s recent …
Forest Park plan has many problems
In May 2010, I wrote a letter about the then-proposed Forest Park Master Plan. I asked, “When did the ‘light touch’ promised by the Lake Forest Garden Club become a ‘heavy hand’ instead?” My answer was incorrect. I had thought that it became a “heavy …
Proud of Forest Park plan
Recently, the Forest Park Project Board presented an updated master plan for the rehabilitation of Forest Park to a joint meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission and the Parks & Recreation Board. This plan includes a number of additions and revisions suggested by city leaders, …
Quinn’s proposal could lead to accountability in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff schools
In April of this year Governor Pat Quinn proposed ending the state’s practice of paying the “employer share” of teachers’ pensions and shifting more of the burden to the school districts. Immediately a firestorm of protest was heard statewide from Illinois school leaders claiming the …
Housing values drop, yet taxes in Lake Forest increase
I just received my 2011 property tax bill and, as is the case every year, it has increased; this time by 4.3 percent. The value of housing keeps going down, down, down and our taxes keep going up, up and up. At a time when …
Forest Park needs sprucing up
My husband Bob and I live at 676 Lake Rd., located at the corner of Spring and Lake Road. Our home looks directly into Forest Park. My father-in-law was Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for 29 years for the city of Philadelphia. He oversaw all …
North Suburban Symphony to play Beethoven on Mother’s Day
The North Suburban Symphony, Lake Forest’s community orchestra with sponsorship by the Lake Bluff Park District, will present a Mother’s Day Celebration Concert on May 13 at 4 p.m. at Gorton Community Center, 400 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest. The concert will provide an outstanding …
Traffic is issue in Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital expansion
My husband and I are completely in favor of the expansion of Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital. It will provide improved medical care for residents of our and other northern Lake County residents. However, we fear that this improvement will bring about considerably more traffic on …
Pseudo science backs global warming
Even in the upscale communities of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff two camps of thought exist -- those who believe in man-made global warming (also know as climate change), and the skeptics who believe that global warming is one of the biggest hoaxes ever imposed …
Public-relations campaign for townships is absurd
In the face of recent adverse publicity about township government, the Township Officials of Illinois (“TOI”) organization has stepped up their public-relations campaign to justify the continued existence of township government. The April edition of their publication, Township Perspective, included a story, “TOI, officials take …
A Lake Forest High School grad, now a priest, offers thoughts on suicide
It is not enough to say certain things just once. Some things need to be said, and said, until they don’t need to be said again. This past year, in this time of economic uncertainty, loss of jobs, bullying in schools and neighborhoods -- the …
Gasoline at $5 a gallon is frightening thought
A few days ago when filling up my gas tank at the Lake Forest Shell station, I paid $4.68 a gallon. It is not unreasonable to expect gasoline to reach $5 or more by Memorial Day. Food prices are affected by the rise in the …
It’s discrimination against women
The League of Women Voters was born more than 90 years ago from the long fight to get women the right to vote. Since 1992, when League members studied healthcare policy, we have worked to ensure access to quality healthcare for all. The League also …
Thanks from Lake Bluff Boy Scout Troop 42
Lake Bluff Boy Scout Troop 42 wishes to thank all residents of Lake Bluff and Knollwood for their donations to the Scouting For Food Drive, Lake County’s largest single-day food drive. Over 2,700 pounds of food were collected and delivered to the Shields Township Food …
