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Lake Forest home prices hit $1.66 million as inventory drops 23%
June 2026 data shows Lake Forest detached single-family home inventory fell 23.4% year over year to just 49 homes while the median sale price rose 9% to $1,657,500, with homes selling above asking price on average.
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Lake Forest home prices hit $1.66 million as inventory drops 23%
June 2026 data shows Lake Forest detached single-family home inventory fell 23.4% year over year to just 49 homes while the median sale price rose 9% to $1,657,500, with homes selling above asking price on average.
Business
Lake Forest home prices hit $1.66 million as inventory drops 23%
June 2026 data shows Lake Forest detached single-family home inventory fell 23.4% year over year to just 49 homes while the median sale price rose 9% to $1,657,500, with homes selling above asking price on average.
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Lake County Rep Introduces $2.5 Billion Bill to Keep Bears in Illinois as Team Eyes Indiana
State Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Lake Barrington) introduced legislation on June 16 offering $2.5 billion in private investment and $1.2 billion in state infrastructure to keep the Bears at Arlington Park, as the team advances stadium plans in Hammond, Indiana — 40 miles from its Halas Hall headquarters in Lake Forest.
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The Bears are getting a Hallmark Christmas movie — and it could film in Lake Forest
The Chicago Bears will star in "Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story," the third Hallmark Channel holiday movie featuring an NFL team, with filming planned in and around Chicago this summer.
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Two sentenced to probation for $15,800 jewelry scam at Lake Forest Sunset Foods
Two Romanian nationals received probationary sentences in Lake County court after pleading guilty to a $15,800 fake jewelry scam that targeted a victim in the Sunset Foods parking lot in Lake Forest and ended with the suspects ramming an unmarked police vehicle during a sting operation.
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Lake Forest, Lake Bluff pay lowest property tax rates in Lake County — still nearly double the national average
A new analysis of BlockShopper.com data shows Lake Forest and Lake Bluff homeowners pay effective property tax rates of 1.6% and 1.7%, among the lowest in Lake County but nearly double the national average of 0.888%.
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Lake Forest home prices hit $1.66 million as inventory drops 23%
June 2026 data shows Lake Forest detached single-family home inventory fell 23.4% year over year to just 49 homes while the median sale price rose 9% to $1,657,500, with homes selling above asking price on average.
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David Adler tower house on Mayflower Road listed at $2.5 million, featured in New York Times
A 1928 David Adler coach house with a 75-foot tower at 51 S. Mayflower Road in Lake Forest is listed at $2,495,000 and was featured in a New York Times national briefing on Saturday, July 25, highlighting the premium the city's architectural heritage commands in the luxury market.
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Bears welcome fans to first open training camp practice at Halas Hall
The Chicago Bears held their first fan-accessible practice of 2026 training camp Saturday at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, with 10 more open sessions remaining before the preseason opener against Cleveland on Aug. 15.
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IHSA playoff expansion pushes Scouts' season start a week earlier
The IHSA's expansion of its football playoff field from 256 to 384 teams pushed the 2026 regular season start a week earlier, giving the Lake Forest Scouts a compressed summer prep window before their Friday, Aug. 21 home opener against Deerfield.
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Lake Forest College alumna swims 8.5 miles into English Channel, plans second attempt
Lake Forest College alumna Sara Barbera '93 swam 8.5 miles into the English Channel on June 21 before her legs seized in 57-degree water, ending her first attempt at the crossing; the two-sport Forester athlete and 20-year swim coach plans to try again.
Community
Lake Forest's Chris Holmes: 15 years as Paul McCartney's tour DJ
Chris Holmes, who grew up in Lake Forest and started playing music in seventh grade, has spent 15 years as Paul McCartney's preshow tour DJ, spinning Beatles remixes in a cream suit before arena crowds worldwide.
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Lake Forest College graduate begins national legal advocacy fellowship
Lake Forest College 2026 graduate DeJanae Harges has begun a two-year Partners for Justice fellowship embedded in a Pennsylvania public defender's office, connecting clients with social services while building toward a career in law.
Education
LFHS Class of 2026 yearbook pickup set for August 12–13
Lake Forest High School will distribute Class of 2026 yearbooks on Wednesday, August 12, and Thursday, August 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Metcalf Foyer, with entry through the back of the school.
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Ellie Nevel
Ellie Nevel is an Editor overseeing local news outlets. She holds a marketing degree from Illinois State University and brings that background to her work shaping how communities receive their news. Ellie is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
Ellie Nevel
Ellie Nevel is an Editor overseeing local news outlets. She holds a marketing degree from Illinois State University and brings that background to her work shaping how communities receive their news. Ellie is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
Ellie Nevel
Ellie Nevel is an Editor overseeing local news outlets. She holds a marketing degree from Illinois State University and brings that background to her work shaping how communities receive their news. Ellie is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
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