SOME MAY CALL IT serendipity that Dr. Julie Brua finds herself writing her newest chapter as the School of St. Mary’s principal. “I decided before the pandemic that it was…
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Going For Gold
WHEN KATE Hartman Rosenzweig was growing up in Lake Forest, she never imagined that she might someday be donning Team USA gear. But perhaps she should have, as today she…
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Play For Literacy
2020 WAS A difficult year for most, but for Reading Power—an early literacy tutoring program with roots in Lake Forest—it was a year of wow. Working in partnership with underserved…
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Lake Bluff: Where Everybody Knows Your Name
IT WASN’T LONG AGO that when the clock struck 5 p.m. in downtown Lake Bluff, you could safely shoot a canon off on Scranton Avenue and not hit a soul….
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Hope Is Blooming
TO KNOW Katie Ford is to love her. This married mother of four is recognized for her easy smile, her quick laugh, her talent with flowers, her rock’n dance moves,…
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Mothers of Invention
ADDIE GUNDRY has lived her life thinking outside of the box. One day, she was having lunch with her husband Alex and their 1-year-old son Cooper. Before they left the…
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U Belong
IN 2020, CROYA (Community Representing Our Young Adults) celebrated its 40th anniversary. The organization was founded in 1980 as a response to serious issues facing the teens in the community….
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Changing of the Guard
WHEN WORD was shared late last year, that Matt Barba—The Deer Path Inn’s general manager who had led the Inn’s staff through a multi-million dollar renovation as well as…
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Not A Journey, But A Quest
FOR ANYONE who follows Mar’quone Edmonds on Instagram, he is likely to be the first post you see in your feed when you wake up in the morning. Because while…
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Full Circle
When Chris and Lesley Fisher found their happily ever after, they knew there was only one place where their story should unfold—Lake Forest. SOMETIMES A little push is all…
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