It’s a busy Friday morning at the trendy Tala Coffee shop in Highwood. Jessica Margot (Federighi) sips a foamy green matcha chai while her business partner Elizabeth Scott enjoys a…
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Scream Scene
All eyes will be on Ragdale this Halloween season, in more ways than one. Four years after unveiling its wildly popular “Rags to Witches” family festival, a new “scream raiser”…
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(Re)Birth Of An Icon
The year was 1922 and the venerable Chicago Tribune was about to celebrate its 75th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, the publisher announced an international competition for what would be…
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The Buzz
The Bash The Bash is back and the boys are invited. Mothers Trust Foundation (MTF) will hold its 21st annual fundraiser to provide immediate and direct assistance to children in…
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Edelweiss
When Inge Narjes was about 3 years old, she and her parents were unexpectedly summoned back to their ancestral home in north Germany, east of Cologne. There was an expansive…
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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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The Buzz
Wheels Of A Century According to a 1961 Lake Forest history book written by Edward Arpee, Arthur Farwell (one of the J.V. Farwell boys) became the talk of the town…
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The Highlander
Our Scottish style guide for this month’s Bagpipes & Bonfire
Regal Retreat
Future owners of a home at 1022 Aynsley Avenue in Lake Forest are in for a delight. Located in the heart of the Middlefork Savanna and the neighboring Elawa Farm,…
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Grounded In Tradition
It’s hard to hear the story of how Sandra (Sandi) and Chris Fotopoulos met and married without getting flashbacks of the popular 2002 film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding. All…
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