Some girls just have horseback riding in their veins. And for the mother-daughter team of Connie and Hannah Stevens, they have transformed their equestrian passion into a business. Late last…
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One Last Thing
Last great book you read? “Commonwealth by Ann Pachett.” Last time you laughed out loud? “We just received a new picture book at the Book Store by the authors of…
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Celebrating the Givers
At the core of the communities of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff is an innate desire to give back and make the world a better place. As we raise our…
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15 New Businesses
DAILY GRIND 1 Market Square Court in Lake Forest Now in Market Square, Daily Grind offers steaks, chops, burgers, house-made sausages, hot and cold sandwiches and soups along with prepared…
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Remembering 15 Legends
STEVEN MALIN April 19, 2003 For someone who left us far too young, Lake Forest’s Steven Malin left a legacy much larger than life. Almost one year to the date…
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More Than a Pretty Vase
Sometimes it can be the simplest of gestures that can mean the most. And such was the case when Larsen Jay found himself on the receiving end of the kindness…
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Stop Nagging and Start Harping!
One morning Lake Forest’s Cassie Mancuso Carver was sitting in bed, getting ready to start her day. With her iPhone in hand, two young girls milling around, and her responsibilities…
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Coming Up Roses
Saying Goodbye
It wasn’t an announcement that Woodlands Academy students or faculty wanted to hear. But after 47 years, Principal Madonna Lee Edmunds announced this spring that this school year would be…
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Balancing in Heels
When Kristin Cavallari was a junior at Laguna Beach High School—having moved to California after spending her junior high and freshman years living in Barrington—a scouting team from MTV came…
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