Features

Challenger Jess Ray Wins Mettawa Mayoral Race

by Adrienne Fawcett • April 21, 2009

The Mettawa mayoral race was settled on Tuesday not by the flip of a coin but by the tabulation of three absentee ballots, all of which were for Jess Ray,…
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Lions Club Goes Out For Mexican

by Adrienne Fawcett • April 21, 2009

The Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Lions Club is hosting its annual fund-raiser with a Cinco de Mayo celebration. The spring gala will include a traditional Mexican buffet, specialty beers and wines,…
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LF Beach On The Friends & Family Plan

by Adrienne Fawcett • April 21, 2009

Lake Forest residents will be able to bring guests to the beach for free under the new fee ordinance that's winding its way through City Hall. The ordinance requires non-residents…
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LF Showhouse Showcases Local Talent

by Adrienne Fawcett • April 21, 2009

It's time for the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago's 2009 Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens at the Lansdowne Estate, a 14,500-foot, lakefront mansion built in 1911 for the head of…
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500 Blooms For The 500 Block

by Adrienne Fawcett • April 20, 2009

Light snow is in the forecast for Tuesday morning, but it's best not to think about such unpleasantries. Far better to focus on the evidence—however meager–that spring is in the…
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Real Estate Seminar Set For Wednesday

by Adrienne Fawcett • April 20, 2009

Chagrined about your plunging real estate values? The Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Real Estate Coalition is hosting a seminar at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Gorton Community Center. The theme is…
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Shooting, Scoring From A Sled

by Adrienne Fawcett • April 20, 2009

The competition was intense last month when the Falcons met the Hornets at Hot Shots Ice Arena for their third and final game of the season. The sled-hockey athletes had…
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Spring Fair = Local Fare

by Adrienne Fawcett • April 19, 2009

The Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Artisan Guild is hosting its Spring Fair on Wednesday and Thursday, providing a venue for 35 local artists and designers to showcase hand-crafted jewelry, knits, ceramics,…
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Eye Candy For Commuters

by Adrienne Fawcett • March 30, 2009

The Lake Bluff Train Station is now a work of art. Two professional artists affiliated with Artists on the Bluff have completed wall-size murals. In the photo below, local fine…
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Snow Falling Off Season

by Adrienne Fawcett • March 29, 2009

Technically speaking, spring is nine days old. The Vernal Equinox took place on March 20, April begins on Wednesday, and teen-age girls have been wearing flip flops for weeks. So…
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