Scream Scene
All eyes will be on Ragdale next weekend, in more ways than one. Four years after unveiling its wildly popular “Rags to Witches” family festival, a new “scream raiser” event…
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Lake Forest & Lake Bluff
Wheels of a Century
According to a 1961 book about Lake Forest history written by Edward Arpee, Arthur Farwell (one of the J.V. Farwell boys) became the talk of the town right around 1900…
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Special Kai
One of the best punters in the state used his hands to kick-start his team’s offense last weekend. Lake Forest High School senior Kai Kroeger— a 6-foot-3, 180-pounder who verbally…
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Remembering Nancy Hughes
Beloved longtime Lake Forest resident, mother, grandmother, and friend to many Nancy L. Hughes died on September 15 at Northwestern Memorial Lake Forest Hospital.The 68-year-old was the widow of the…
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Poetry in Motion
Six young poets gathered one recent summer week in a soft-lit sitting room at Ragdale, architect Howard Van Doren Shaw’s former Lake Forest estate, and now one of the country’s…
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Jazz & Jokes
Lake Forest has always been a city of philanthropic-minded citizens, those who give of their time, talent, and resources to make life better for those in need. And it was…
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Spencer on Fire
Jeffrey Werner needed a running buddy. The Lake Forest resident was about to train for a Chicago triathlon about five years ago when he decided having company for jogs would…
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The Midas Touch
John R. Moore (Ron to most everyone) died on his 84th birthday in Lake Forest on July 12, with family by his side. As former President and CEO of Midas…
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Estate Era
In 1890, Lake Forest had roads so muddy that horses “were continually in a lather from struggling through mire, often six inches deep,” wrote Edward Arpee about the history of…
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Icons Chatter
Remember “The Ryne Sandberg Game” at Wrigley Field in 1984? A 59-year-old Lake Bluff resident certainly does, and there’s a good chance he’ll revisit it September 12 for an audience…
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