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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, Pension and Welfare, Illinois General Assembly, Elections, Politics
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Rob Labritz Shoots 68 In Local U.S. Open Qualifier
Rob Labritz shot a 2-under par 68 to lead six players who advanced from a U.S. Open local qualifier at the Country Club of Fairfield. Brian Williams (69), Grant Sturgeon (70), Cameron Chottiner of Westport (70), Andrew Gai of Westport (70) and Peter...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Essex (Kankakee, Illinois), Oakdale, Yorktown (York, Virginia)
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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: Depression, Suicide, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Conditions
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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: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Companies and Corporations, Washington College (Maryland), Colleges and Universities, Railway Transportation
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Somalia, Judges, 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: Medical Procedures and Tests, Oak Park, Architecture, Culture, Frank Lloyd Wright
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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: Taxation, Referenda, Politics, 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: Lake County (Illinois), Education, High School Sports, Vernon Hills, Teaching and Learning
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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: Bank of America Corp., Microsoft Corporation, Robin Kelly, Barack Obama, Kwame Raoul
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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: Chicago Public Schools, Wilmette, United States Census Bureau, Social Services, Poverty
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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: Agriculture, Natural Resource Industry, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Waukegan, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois)
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