Even when she’s not touring or recording, storied singer/songwriter Alice Peacock is rarely idle. Besides the fact that she’s a full-time mom and consistently taking time to write new songs…
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Waukegan native Ray Bradbury was nothing short of a science fiction icon. His international reputation was solidified with the groundbreaking 1950 publication of The Martian Chronicles, telling the story of…
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Holocaust survivors resorted to a clever ploy when their hunger pangs reached an agonizing level. The Auschwitz prisoners in the 1940s wrote recipes from home on cigarette papers. “The idea…
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Art was a constant in Constance Goldsmith Addington’s life. An avid painter and supporter of the Art Institute of Chicago, Addington died peacefully at her home in Lake Forest on…
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This summer, Winnetka has emerged as a destination for young musicians, artists, and fashion designers. On July 8 — less than a month after the successful Winnetka Music Festival drew…
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A new pedestrian courtyard behind Market Square’s north side in downtown Lake Forest should make pedestrians stop in their tracks. With a grand opening celebration set to coincide with Lake…
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Ruth C. Nissen was 16 years old when she graduated from high school in Chicago. Two years later she earned a degree at Wright Junior College (now Wilbur Wright College)…
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LAKE FOREST DAY SALUTES AMERICAN LEGION’S CENTENNIAL AND TWO OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. Lake Forest Day is one of those community traditions we tend to take for granted. It happens every…
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THE 8TH ANNUAL GARLIC FESTIVAL FOLLOWS THE POPULAR BLOODY MARY FEST, BRINGING THE BEST OF CULINARY TREATS AND ENTERTAINMENT TO HIGHWOOD. While fans of tomato juice and over-the-top garnish are…
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FRIENDS AND FAMILY PAY TRIBUTE TO A NORTH SHORE BUSINESSMAN, CIVIC LEADER AND PHILANTHROPIST John McGovern, a North Shore businessman who worked in the highest levels of politics and government,…
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