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Lake Bluff weighs grocery tax return as $280K revenue gap grows
Lake Bluff's Finance Committee meets Monday to review an updated estimate showing the village is losing $280,000 annually from the state's grocery tax elimination, on top of a 2.8% year-over-year sales tax decline, with an Oct. 1 deadline looming to adopt a local replacement tax.
Local Government
Lake Bluff weighs grocery tax return as $280K revenue gap grows
Lake Bluff's Finance Committee meets Monday to review an updated estimate showing the village is losing $280,000 annually from the state's grocery tax elimination, on top of a 2.8% year-over-year sales tax decline, with an Oct. 1 deadline looming to adopt a local replacement tax.
Local Government
Lake Bluff weighs grocery tax return as $280K revenue gap grows
Lake Bluff's Finance Committee meets Monday to review an updated estimate showing the village is losing $280,000 annually from the state's grocery tax elimination, on top of a 2.8% year-over-year sales tax decline, with an Oct. 1 deadline looming to adopt a local replacement tax.
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Lake Bluff pet store hosts free therapy dog training through local nonprofit
Homegrown Therapy Dogs, a nonprofit founded by Pritchett Elementary teacher Melissa Fasuna, is offering free certification classes at Beowoof Provisions for Pets in Lake Bluff and has grown to more than 20 therapy dog teams serving schools and communities in the area.
Sports
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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Lake Bluff weighs grocery tax return as $280K revenue gap grows
Lake Bluff's Finance Committee meets Monday to review an updated estimate showing the village is losing $280,000 annually from the state's grocery tax elimination, on top of a 2.8% year-over-year sales tax decline, with an Oct. 1 deadline looming to adopt a local replacement tax.
Local Government
Lake Forest Library names Scheibler as next executive director
The Lake Forest Library Board selected Molly Scheibler, deputy director at Schaumburg Township District Library, as its next executive director, with a mid-September start date.
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Lake Bluff OKs $6.9M deal to keep Zeigler, add Pagani
The Lake Bluff Village Board unanimously approved a 15-year, $6.9 million sales-tax rebate deal with Zeigler Auto Group to retain its Ferrari dealership and add a Pagani showroom at 990 North Shore Drive, while also updating the village's Affordable Housing Plan.
Business
Lauren Collander Interiors opens downtown Lake Forest studio
Lauren Collander Interiors has relocated its Lake Forest studio to 222 E. Wisconsin Ave. in downtown Lake Forest, sharing the space with design-build firm Platinum Touch Industries, which constructed the buildout.
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LFA junior races at 150 mph, season finale set for Road America
Lake Forest Academy junior Grant Mitchell competes nationally in the USF Juniors open-wheel racing series at 150 mph while balancing his coursework, with three season-closing rounds at Road America set for Sept. 24–26.
Sports
Bears honor 50 college-bound flag football players at Halas Hall
The Chicago Bears hosted their second annual Celebrating Women and Girls in Sports Day at Halas Hall in Lake Forest on Aug. 13, recognizing 50 collegiate-bound flag football players and hosting a career expo for nearly 40 young women from local universities.
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Lake Forest roads still closed three days after alleged intentional train crash
Three days after a man intentionally drove onto train tracks at Old Mill and Waukegan Roads in Lake Forest, roads remain closed and train traffic is limited to one track with no reopening timeline announced.
Community
Lake Forest's summer concert series closes Thursday at Northcroft Park
Lake Forest's free Summer Concert Series ends Thursday, Aug. 27, at Northcroft Park with cover band 28 Days, capping a 10-concert season extended by rain postponements.
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LFHS ranks 11th in Illinois as Scouts prep for football opener
Lake Forest High School ranked No. 277 nationally and 11th among Illinois public high schools in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-27 Best High Schools rankings, outpacing North Shore rivals New Trier and Deerfield just days before the Scouts open their football season against Deerfield on Friday.
Education
Lake Bluff SD 65 board meets Aug. 18 with live stream, public comment
Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65's first regular board meeting of the 2026-27 school year is set for Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m., with live streaming on YouTube, a recorded archive and formal public comment available.
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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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