There's a story about Lake Forest-based Wintrust Financial Corp. in the Chicago Tribune. Reporter Becky Yerak writes that Wintrust is in a hiring mood during this time of upheaval in banking. For the full story, visit the Chicago Tribune.
[...]Lake Bluff's new waste-hauling system begins on Monday. If you live west of Sheridan Road, you need to take your trash and recycling (and yard waste if you have any) to the curb for pick up on Monday. If you live east of Sheridan, your big day is Tuesday. If you don't like the new set up, you can order a la carte services for a fee. Please visit the Village website for the details.
Groot's container sizes: 35 gallons, 65 gallons and 95 gallons.
[...]Know anyone who’s in the market for a new best friend? These dogs would like to apply for the position. Hallie Johnson of Lake Forest is helping vet technician Tami Wojo with her rescue mission, and she has been posting signs in coffee shops and stores around town. If you want more information, please contact Tami at the phone number below.
Crain's ChicagoBusiness.com reports that EB FInancial Group of Hinsdale has closed on a deal to save Baytree National Bank & Trust Co. Please click here to read the full story.
[...]It's official: Beginning Monday, Lake Forest Hospital becomes Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital. Northwestern Memorial HealthCare has obtained both federal and state approvals to proceed with an affiliation agreement with LFH. On Feb. 1, LFH will become a wholly owned entity of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare along with Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The name change takes effect at that time.
To read the press release on the agreement, please continue reading.
It's the 125th anniversary of the locally owned Cretors Company, and ABC-7's got the scoop. Click on the arrow to watch a clip of fifth generation Cretors talking about the history of their company's popcorn machines. Charlie and Linda Cretors live in Lake Forest, their daughter Beth Youdell lives in Lake Bluff, while their son Andrew lives in Gurnee and their son Bud lives in Portage, Indiana.
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Do unpleasant circumstances ever force you to stop and take a moment? Here's one example:
By Adrienne Fawcett
The other day I got stuck waiting for a freight train on Rockland Road near the Lake Bluff Public Works building. I arrived just after the gates descended, and it was soon clear this was not going to be one of those quick little pauses on the road to wherever I was headed. The train stretched on and on and on; it had to have 100 cars, each one more crusted with grime and graffiti than the last. My initial reaction combined exasperation with self pity–or was it self loathing? "If only I hadn't checked my e-mail, I would have left the house sooner and missed this injustice!"
But rather than scream, I took a deep breath, looked around and noticed I was parked next to the Skokie River. Bare trees and snowy banks framed the river, and as I opened the window to snap a photo with my cell phone, a crow cawed loudly from its perch on a high branch. Dim memories surfaced, dating back to a college English class … a poem about snow, a crow and a writer's dark mood … I forgot about the train, stopped worrying about being late and began to enjoy the moment. When I got home, I googled "snow poems" and found this:
Dust of Snow … by Robert Frost (1923)
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.
A quiet place amidst the hustle of life: the Skokie River Preserve in Lake Bluff. Photo taken with a cell phone from the window of a minivan.
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Officer Bob Zacher of the Lake Forest Police Department submitted the following notice.
The Lake Forest Police Department is proud to announce its 10th annual Baseball Clinic, which will take place on Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Walter Payton Center, Halas Hall, home of the Chicago Bears.
The clinic, which is “Spring Training” for the upcoming season, is one of the largest free baseball clinics in the country. Kids who wish to participate must be between 3rd and 8th grades and residents of Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Knollwood, or they must have a parent employed by the City of Lake Forest. All participants will receive a 2010 LFPD Baseball Clinic t-shirt. The times are:
Coaches for the clinic are volunteers from the Lake Forest Police Department, Lake Forest High School Baseball Teams, BatSpeed Academy in Gurnee and the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff communities.
This year we are excited to have the Lake County Fielders, Lake County’s new minor league baseball team, which is owned by “Field of Dreams” and “Bull Durham” star Kevin Costner, out to promote its upcoming season. There is also the possibility of some “Special Guest(s)” stopping in to say hello or even challenging a contest winner.
Registration forms are available at the Lake Forest Police Station, Lake Forest Rec. Center, Lake Bluff Park District, and via the City of Lake Forest website.
Registration forms are accepted at the Lake Forest Police Station only. The limit for each session is 125 kids. Each session fills quickly so please get your completed forms in as soon as possible. Deadline for registration is Sunday, Feb. 14. If you have any questions contact Officer Bob Zacher at zacherb@cityoflakeforest.com.
[...]The local band "Troubled Identity" is opening for Patti Smith at a concert to benefit the Chicago Coalition For The Homeless. The benefit is called Hopefest and will take place on Feb. 20 at the Park West in Chicago. Here are some links for more information on this band:, which is made up of students from Highland Park High School and Lake Forest High School:
Forest Bluff Montessori School invites the community to attend a lecture by visiting speaker, Angeline S. Lillard, Ph.D., on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. The lecture is titled, “Classic Montessori: Is It Worth It? Comparing Child Outcomes in Various Educational Programs.” Dr. Lillard is a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and author of the best-selling book Montessori: The Science behind the Genius.
Space is limited. Please call 847-295-8338 to make a reservation or visit www.forest-bluff-school.org for more information about the school's programs.
