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Lake Forest is a North Shore suburb bordered by Lake Michigan and Interstate Highway 94. Anchored by Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest College , the Onwentsia Club and the recently sold Barat College—all fixtures since the 19th Century—the city is still the jewel it was designed to be. Read more about Lake Forest.
Lake Forest is a North Shore suburb bordered by Lake Michigan and Interstate Highway 94. Anchored by Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest College , the Onwentsia Club and the recently sold Barat College—all fixtures since the 19th Century—the city is still the jewel it was designed to be. Read more about Lake Forest.
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Illinois pension troubles reduce talent pool, school officials say
Lake Forest High School District 115 Superintendent Michael Simeck said new restrictions on Illinois' pension program may render it more difficult to recruit out-of-state teachers and administrators. Simeck said a number of cost-reducing reforms that...
Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Elections, Illinois General Assembly, Pension and Welfare
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Seminar tries to tackle problem of teen suicide
Communities across the north suburbs—including Lake Forest, Libertyville and Lincolnshire—are struggling to make sense of a recent rash of teen suicides while searching for ways to deter more young people from taking their own lives....
Tags: Suicide, Behavioral Conditions, Depression, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Railroad magnate built up company
William Johnson was a leading practitioner of the art of building a diversified industrial company, leveraging the assets of a Chicago-based railroad to acquire dozens of companies in industries ranging from manufacturing to muffler shops. After...
Tags: Chestertown, Railway Transportation, University of Pennsylvania, Colleges and Universities, Washington College (Maryland)
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Man denies charges of dealing in illegal drug called 'bath salts'
Special to the TribuneA 34-year-old Chicago man who told a Lake County judge that he lost his leg in the civil war in Somalia pleaded not guilty today to intending to deliver and traffic more than 21,000 grams of a drug known as "bath salts." Mohamed Mohamed, who said he...Tags: Somalia, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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BEST BETS FOR THE WEEK
LFHS to stage "Seussical" Lake Forest High School presents "Seussical The Musical" May 2-4 at 7 p.m. in the Raymond Moore Auditorium at Lake Forest High School, 1285 N. McKinley Road, Lake Forest. Tickets are available at lfhstheatre.org. Admission is...Tags: Arts and Culture, River Forest, Frank Lloyd Wright, Oak Park, Architecture
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District 113 officials plan for projects
A spirit of "Mission Accomplished" permeated a recent School District 113's board meeting as officials discussed the passage of a referendum that authorized the sale of $89 million in bonds to finance $120.4 million in facilities upgrades over the next...Tags: Politics, Taxation, Referenda, Gurnee Mills
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Josephine 'Joedy' M. Hall, 88
Josephine "Joedy" M. Hall, 88, of Harbor Springs died April 27, 2013, at her residence at Perry Farm Village. Funeral services for Joedy will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 2, at the First Presbyterian Church in Harbor Springs. Larry Funk will officiate...
Tags: American Red Cross, New Canaan, St. Louis
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Report: 6 Lake County high schools in Illinois' top 20
Six Lake County high schools were listed among the top 20 in Illinois, according to U.S. News and World Report's rankings for 2013. Deerfield, Stevenson, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Vernon Hills and Libertyville high schools cracked the top 2 percent...
Tags: Deerfield, Human Interest, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), Lake County (Illinois), Libertyville
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Boeing, billionaire Penny Pritzker among Obama's donors
Tribune reporterIllinois donors to President Barack Obama’s second inauguration included aviation giant Boeing Co., which contributed $1 million, and billionaire Penny Pritzker, who gave $250,000, according to newly filed records. Pritzker, who is being vetted by...Tags: Human Interest, U.S. Congress, Science and Technology, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), Coca-Cola Co.
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Illinois' method for measuring student poverty raises count statewide
In the federal government's view, an estimated 1,339 poor schoolchildren live within the affluent Arlington Heights-based School District 59. But the state counted 3,536 poor students when it doled out a "poverty grant" to the district this school year....
Tags: Wilmette, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Burr Ridge, University of Chicago, Personal Income
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Lake Forest again is named Tree City USA
Despite an ongoing battle with an invasive beetle that is devastating ash trees, Lake Forest has been recognized nationally for the care it pays to its trees. Named a Tree City USA community for the 32nd consecutive year, the village met the standards...
Tags: Forestry and Timber, Human Interest, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), Science and Technology, Agriculture
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Lake County taps new health department chief
The Lake County Health Department recently named a new chief, hiring the Chicago Department of Public Health's first deputy commissioner to be its executive director, a spokesperson said. Antonio "Tony" Beltran will take over the position May 6 after...Tags: University of Illinois at Chicago, Health, Cook County Government, Health Organizations
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