Lake Forest College

Joseph B. Platt dies at 96; founding president of Harvey Mudd College

2012-07-13 00:00:00

Launching a new college would "clearly be a great adventure but so is jumping off a bridge," physicist Joseph B. Platt wrote decades after accepting the challenge in 1956 to become the founding president of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont. Humor was a...

At home with Carla Corona, M Street Kitchen's pastry chef

2011-11-18 16:33:46

Football: Hillcrest Christian QB finds school

2010-05-12 16:34:52

Program helps students raise ACT scores, stay in college

2013-05-21 13:56:00

Thirty graduating seniors from low income families in the north suburbs will enter college this fall, thanks to College Bound Opportunities, which guides the students toward higher ACT scores. It also works with them during college to keep them from...

Authors M-Q

2013-04-22 12:55:00

Anthony Madrid Anthony Madrid lives in Chicago. His poems have appeared in Boston Review, Gulf Coast, The Iowa Review, Poetry and Web Conjunctions. His first book is “I Am Your Slave Now Do What I Say.” Rebecca Makkai Rebecca Makkai is...

Are the Miami Dolphins the only property tax-paying team in the NFL?

2013-04-25 00:00:00

The Miami Dolphins are attempting to score what would be an incredibly fast political touchdown: a one-month campaign to convince Miami-Dade County voters to sign off on a stadium construction deal. After nearly around-the-clock negotiations at the...

Minnesota Twins join 'Moneyball' era behind mystery man

2013-04-25 00:54:03

The topic is ground-ball pitchers. Specifically, whether the Twins set out this winter to acquire this particular sabermetric-friendly subset in transactions for right-handers Vance Worley (trade), Mike Pelfrey (free agency) and Kevin Correia (free...

Culture clash: New history of Chicago taps into our malaise

2013-04-12 10:22:00

Thomas Dyja looked at me with abject horror, then humor, then, as his face crumbled in defeat, resignation. A face that said, "See? This is why I wrote a 412-page cultural history of Chicago at midcentury that — as much as it pulls together...

Non-caucus candidate declares victory in Lake Forest school election

2013-04-09 20:50:00

Ted Moorman appeared to be headed for a seat on the Lake Forest High School District 115 school board Tuesday, becoming the first candidate in years to declare victory without an endorsement from the Lake Forest Caucus. With all precincts reporting...

Tollway's job numbers from $12 billion program don't add up

2013-03-05 00:00:00

The Illinois Tollway this year will go full speed on a $12 billion construction program, touting it as a jobs generator that will put an estimated 120,000 people to work over 15 years. But while additional billions in increased tolls already are adding...

An education advocate

2013-03-19 14:21:00

I have known Robert J. Lemke since he moved to Lake Forest in 2002, and it is my great pleasure to recommend Rob for the District 67 School Board. If elected, Rob brings a wealth of experience to be an excellent board member. The Lake Forest Caucus agrees...

Lake Forest College student designs city's new vehicle sticker

2013-03-08 16:23:00

Lake Forest's new 2013-2014 vehicle stickers will feature the city's community center—an image officials say they hope highlights a spirit of volunteerism and community engagement in the town. Following a suggestion by a board member, Gorton...

Health care advertising agency AbelsonTaylor has promoted Erik Spitzer, to enterprise engineer. Since joining AbelsonTaylor in 2012, Spitzer has been developing iPad apps for many of the agency�s biggest accounts.

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Perkins Coie announced David B. Fournier has joined the firm�s Chicago office as a partner in the firm�s intellectual property practice. Fournier was most recently a Partner at KL Gates LLP.

2013-03-13 10:49:00

This Jan. 26, 1990 photo shows an unidentified member of Lake Forest Academy's girls' hockey team. The school was the first and only in the state to have a female hockey team, so they played games against the team from Lake Forest College.

2013-02-14 13:15:06