Students at Rondout School in Lake Forest boarded "The Polar Express" Monday dressed in their pajamas during an activity for the school's first and second graders. Teachers Jeanine Sweeney and Roxanne Greenberg read the story in parts, and then the students departed the train to participate in activities which emphasized their creativity as much as their use of descriptive words related to the story.
Thirty-three third graders from Oak Terrace Elementary School in Highwood traveled last week to Lake Bluff Elementary School to meet their fourth and fifth grade reading buddies. Third graders from Oak Terrace and Clearview Elementary in Waukegan, along with fourth and fifth graders from Lake Forest Country Day School and Lake Bluff Elementary School, are participating in a reading partnership program Lake County Cares offers called “Sarah’s Dream: Read With Me!” This program brings students together from neighboring communities in order to share stories and a love of reading while …
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The answer to how Superman leaped skyscrapers in a single bound may have eluded us. However, Adam Reed Tucker has allowed us to glimpse what it’s like to build one — if only on a smaller scale. Last Saturday, the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society hosted a workshop called Reaching New Heights through Lego Design, which featured Tucker, a designer of architectural model kits for Lego. In addition to hearing his insights as a Lego artist, aspiring architects (ages seven and up) got to build a model kit he designed of the Burj Khalifa, as well as bring their own Lego skyscraper designs …
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Caribou Coffee officially opened its doors Friday, giving Lake Forest, Lake Bluff residents a new place to gather. Read our previous story on Caribou Coffee coming to Lake Forest.
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Sunrise Beach didn’t require the power of Pine-Sol with the 26 volunteers combing its coast for trash last Saturday. Mr. Clean had nothing on these cleaning agents, who converged upon the annual event, coordinated by the Alliance for the Great Lakes, to haul away more than 250 pounds of garbage from Lake Bluff’s nearly mile-long shoreline. This year brought in a mess of wayward tennis balls, cigarette butts, and empty beer bottles. The strangest piece of wreckage was a semitrailer frame with attached mud flap. The cleanup helps Lake Bluff Park District staff conclude the summer season, …
A group of former Lake Bluff Middle School students, now freshmen in high school, returned to the school Wednesday to be honored for their work on a Project Citizen program. Project Citizen is geared toward involving students in their local government through work on a project relevant to their area. The group was presented with plaques from both Project Citizen, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn's office, and a letter of congratulations from Illinois Rep. Karen May (D-58). The team's portfolio, entitled “Dangerous Intersection”, took first place at the Project Citizen regional hearing in May and …
A new tradition has begun in the northern suburbs with the inaugural Fort2Base run. The 10 nautical mile (11.5 miles) race staged its first run Sunday (Sept. 11), and several runners from the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff communities participated. The race began at Fort Sheridan and finished at Naval Station Great Lakes. Most of the more than 700 race participants hailed from Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, although some came from as far away as Virginia and California.
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The crowd may have thinned Saturday night after Dave Mason and his band finished their show behind Lake Forest City Hall as the headliner for Heritage Festival. But the remaining fans -- perhaps more than 1,000 -- were re-energized by a 20-minute laser show which sent Lake Forest's 150th anniversary into the future. Classic rock and current pop music got fans jumping and cheering, ending the celebration on an even higher note.
The Lake Bluff Volunteer Fire Department and the Police Department gave residents a look inside the jobs of firemen and police officers during Saturday's Open House at the Public Safety Building in Lake Bluff. Volunteer firefighters performed demonstrations such as automobile extrications and live fire exercises. For more photos, view them on our Facebook page.
The Lake Forest Days Carnival celebration at West Park was the perfect segue-way after Wednesday's parade. For more carnival photos, see our Facebook page.
Motocross is one of the favorite events at the Lake County Fair. View our photo gallery to get a glimpse of it.
