Christmas Cheer
IT’S A GREAT DAY OUT, piling the kids in the car, heading off to the Christmas tree farm, and chopping down just the right tree for your home. Put the…
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AROUND FOREST AND BLUFF
Giving Warmth
WHEN JOSH DUERINGER’S sister Ashley was a freshman at Lake Forest High School, Mothers Trust needed volunteers to help collecting coats for its annual coat drive. When she was a…
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The Value of In-person Learning
After more than a year of virtual and hybrid tutoring, Reading Power kicked off its 19th program year in person. “The smiles, laughter and connections made in person are invaluable,”…
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The Buzz: Hope For The Holidays
A LATE FALL AFTERNOON wine stroll and shopping party in Lake Forest is the perfect way to enjoy fall’s crisp temperatures, tackle some early holiday entertaining and gift shopping and give…
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Barn Party
EQUESTRIAN Connection in Lake Forest will celebrate its 20th year of operation with its annual Marty’s Barn Party in October. The organization provides animal therapy for children and adults with…
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Service Above Self
IT IS JUST ANOTHER typical Wednesday morning in Lake Forest, and the sun has barely risen over the shores of Lake Michigan when cars begin filling the lot at the…
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Between The Bluffs: The Holy Mundane
I’VE BEEN Swedish Death Cleaning. With the same intensity I once “nested” during pregnancy, I now find myself operating in reverse. I have a deep desire to get rid of…
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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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The Thing My Cousin Taught Me
MY COUSIN AND I exchange flurries of texts, often after a night of high-alert parenting or because one of us has committed some random act of self-sabotage like spontaneously putting…
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