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Six questions facing Lake Forest football as Scouts open preseason practice
Lake Forest High School opened preseason football practice Wednesday with 16 days to answer key questions about the quarterback competition, returning injured players and a wider playoff path before the Friday, Aug. 21 home opener against Deerfield.
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Six questions facing Lake Forest football as Scouts open preseason practice
Lake Forest High School opened preseason football practice Wednesday with 16 days to answer key questions about the quarterback competition, returning injured players and a wider playoff path before the Friday, Aug. 21 home opener against Deerfield.
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Six questions facing Lake Forest football as Scouts open preseason practice
Lake Forest High School opened preseason football practice Wednesday with 16 days to answer key questions about the quarterback competition, returning injured players and a wider playoff path before the Friday, Aug. 21 home opener against Deerfield.
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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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Lake Forest opens petition season August 25 for all four alderperson seats
All four Lake Forest alderperson seats — Wards 1 through 4 — will be on the April 6, 2027 consolidated election ballot, with the petition circulation window opening Tuesday, August 25 and formal filing running November 16–23, 2026.
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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 Hospital climbs to No. 7 in Illinois, earns five national specialty rankings
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital climbed to No. 7 in Illinois in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, earning national recognition in five specialties including diabetes, gastroenterology, geriatrics, neurology and orthopedics.
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Lake Forest Center for Leadership joins Excelsior University after grad school closure
The Lake Forest Center for Leadership has joined Excelsior University after the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management closed June 30, preserving noncredit executive training programs that have served corporate partners from the same Saunders Road location for more than 35 years.
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Six questions facing Lake Forest football as Scouts open preseason practice
Lake Forest High School opened preseason football practice Wednesday with 16 days to answer key questions about the quarterback competition, returning injured players and a wider playoff path before the Friday, Aug. 21 home opener against Deerfield.
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Bryant knee injury thins Bears secondary at Halas Hall with preseason opener days away
Coby Bryant's knee injury during Monday's padded practice at Halas Hall leaves the Bears' already-thin secondary scrambling with the preseason opener against Cleveland on Aug. 15, as defensive coordinator Dennis Allen's rebuilt back end faces mounting questions about depth and consistency.
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Lake Forest Day parade routes through Central Business District for first time
The 118th Lake Forest Day parade marches east on Deerpath Road through the Central Business District for the first time on Wednesday, Aug. 5, concentrating foot traffic in front of Market Square shops and downtown merchants from 8 a.m. through the carnival's 10 p.m. close.
Community
Lake Forest College launches first athletics giving campaign
Lake Forest College will hold its inaugural Support Your Sport campaign September 17–19, a three-day giving event that lets donors direct gifts to any of the school's 25 varsity athletic programs.
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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.
About the Editor
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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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