Credit Sheri Luzzi

The image is still fresh in the Lake Bluff youngster’s mind. On a trip last summer to Orphans of the Storm in Riverwoods, 10-year-old Ashley Oldenburg first became aware of the pligh...

Credit Patricia Havrin

Shopping was never so much fun for 10-year-old Sheridan Young. The Lake Bluff youngster pulled up in front of Activator Cycles in downtown Lake Bluff with her yellow buggy overflowin...

Credit Queen of the Sun

Part of a series on local food and suburban farming. We can thank the honeybee for four of every 10 bites of food we eat, so for area beekeepers, their efforts aren’t just about the ...

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In the year since Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Patch has launched, we've come to know your struggles and your victories. We've come to know your worries and your hopes. We’ve tried to tel...

Credit Jim Powers

Lake Bluff Elementary School kindergarten teacher Eileen Chirhart remembers what it was like to have a substantially smaller number of students in her class.Just last school year, Chirhar...