Mark Lawton

Architectural Digest has named Lake Forest High School, shown here Sept. 22, 2017, the most beautiful public high school in Illinois.

Lake Forest named most beautiful public high school in Illinois by Architectural Digest

May 23, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.

Students at Lake Forest High School are attending the most beautiful public high school in Illinois, according to Architectural Digest. A Sept. 12 article in the magazine says the "main...

The Chicago Celtic Pipe Band, Chicago Highlanders Pipe Band, Chicago Scots Pipe Band, Greater Midwest Pipe Ban, and Midlothian Scottish Pipe Bands play as the fire ignites during the 30th Annual Bagpipes and Bonfire Lake Forest Open Lands Association Fundraiser on Sept. 24, 2017, at Middlefork Nature Preserve in Lake Forest.

A kilted good time in Lake Forest

May 23, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.

Sheep have given way to disc-catching dogs at the 30th annual Bagpipes & Bonfire in Lake Forest. The Sept. 24 event at Middlefork Nature Preserve is the biggest fundraiser of...

District 115 started work on a pond on the north end of Lake Forest High School on Sept. 19, following longstanding complaints from neighbors who said it smelled and was unsightly.

Relief in sight for neighbors of ‘unsightly’ pond on Lake Forest HS campus

May 23, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.

After years of complaining, some residents who live directly north of a pond on the property of Lake Forest High School that they describe as unpleasant to look at or...

Shout Out: Susan Griffin, finance director

May 23, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.

Susan Griffin is retiring at the end of September after 25 years as finance director for the village of Lake Bluff. Q. Where are you from originally? A. I was...

District 115 approves deficit budget

May 23, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.

Lake Forest District 115 will spend about $2.1 million more than it brings in during the current fiscal year. "This was known," said district CEO Jennifer Hermes. "We knew if...

Jason Day chips onto the 18th green during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Conway Farms Golf Club on Sept. 17, 2017, in Lake Forest, Ill.

Officials say BMW golf tourney offers local pride but no economic windfall

May 23, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.

Local officials say the BMW Championship has little financial impact on the city but is a point of pride. "I think for the majority of residents, there's a real positive...

Shout Out: Laura Luce, architecture enthusiast

May 23, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.

Laura Luce is chairing the annual benefit Architectural House and Garden Tour for the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation that will take place Sept. 30. Q. Where are you from originally?...

Lake Forest College junior Diamond Owens of Oswego at work on an assignment in her organic chemistry lab.

Lake Forest College sees spike in students pursuing degrees in science fields

May 23, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.

Elze Demiri stands at a black lab table at the Johnson Science Center. Using an eye dropper she moves drops of a clear liquid from a beaker to a test...

60 years in, Lake Forest Symphony looks to keep up with the times

May 23, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.

Now starting its 60th season, the Lake Forest Symphony has made some changes. The upcoming season will offer several performances back in Lake Forest after years in Grayslake. Among the...

Robbery suspects run into Highland Park police station while fleeing: ‘They were hiding behind a vending machine’

May 23, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.

Three Chicago men charged with armed robbery in Lake Bluff inadvertently fled into the Highland Park Police Department while trying to elude capture Friday, according to police. Eddie L. Hill,...

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