Those who know their Lake Forest history understand that the city as we know it would not have existed without a group of Presbyterians who chose to build a community…
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Born to Serve
One cold, overcast afternoon earlier this summer, Alan Champ was called inside the house after trying to get some mowing in between the raindrops. The 81-year-old Lake Forest resident still…
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The Buzz: November 2019
Cuba Captured A Cuban flag beckoned from the arches one rainy night in September, signaling to invited guests that they were about to step into another world. As they winded…
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Design Duo
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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