Reign of Heirs
The North Shore is small and the North Shore equestrian world is even smaller. Already a tight-knit community simply by trade, horse and pony owners develop close bonds with one another.
Lake Forest & Lake Bluff
Lake Forest: A Deadly RR Town
Lake Forest has the 2nd highest pedestrian railroad fatality rate per capita in the Chicago metropolitan area, tied with Villa Park and second only to Barrington, according to new research…
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Market Square’s Master Plan
With the summer months finally upon us, it’s hard to miss the restoration projects clearly underway in downtown Lake Forest’s Market Square. “Market Square is in need of great repair,”…
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Maryilene Blondell on the ALS Challenge
With the ice bucket challenge taking the world by storm, Lake Forest’s Maryilene Blondell—the Director of Development for the Chicago Chapter of the ALS Association—explains how $100 million in spontaneous…
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How To Keep Kids Safe Online
A 6-year-old boy hears a word for the first time, a word he is not supposed to hear. He innocently Googles the word on the home computer, something he learned…
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No Reprieve For Ash Trees
Empty branches, felled trees, naked stumps on just about every block: This has been a terrible year for trees. Since June alone, Lake Forest’s forestry department has identified more than…
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Firefighters & Cop Honored
A local man was on hand at a recent award ceremony to help honor the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff emergency personnel who saved his life one day last January …
Teen Caught With Counterfeit Bill, Cops Say
Lake Forest police are unclear about the origin of a $100 counterfeit bill that a 16-year-old male resident is believed to have attempted to pass at a business on north…
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Amtrak Train Fatally Strikes Man In Lake Forest
Southbound Amtrak Train 8 struck and killed a man at the west Lake Forest depot at 6:07 p.m. on Sunday. “According to a witness as well as the train’s engineer,…
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Holiday Break Activities Abound
LAKE FOREST/LAKE BLUFF — People who have some spare time between holiday shopping and preparation have a variety of activities for all ages around Lake Forest and Lake Bluff through…
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