For Lake Forest and Lake Bluff residents, major construction projects marked 2025, some changes at key institutions, and the loss of several individuals who left lasting marks on the community. Below ...

On the north shore of Chicago in just over six months, the nearly 80-year-old Lake Forest Graduate School of Management will close for good. The school shared the news on social media over the weekend ...

As costumed children get ready to walk through Lake Forest and Lake Bluff streets this Halloween, both communities have set their official trick-or-treat hours. Lake Forest will allow ...

When Rebecca Otto stepped down from the Forest Lake school board in February 2003 after being elected to the Minnesota House, the board accepted her resignation in March, placed an ad in the Forest ...

A water main break Friday at Waukegan and Westleigh roads has caused water pressure levels to drop, official said. People should boil water for at least three minutes before using it for drinking, ...

A 1,008-square-foot house built in 1980 has changed hands. The unit at 220 Fawn Lake Drive in Hawley was sold on Sept. 17, 2025 for $550,000 which works out to $546 per square foot. The layout of this ...

A substantial pending addition to the Ray Lake Forest Preserve in Fremont Township is considered an important acquisition for land restoration in the area. The Lake County Forest Preserve District is ...

A sprawling mansion sold for $11 million in Lake Forest on Wednesday, ending another powerful Midwest business family’s run at the property with an elite history of ownership. The home at 930 East ...

The Forest Lake Police Department held a procession Wednesday morning for one of their own. Tuesday, they announced Detective Josh Brown had died. They asked the community to go out and line the ...

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Team saved a fawn that was trapped inside a metal grate in an Oakland County lake on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Oakland County Sheriff's Office) ...