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Prue is a longtime resident of Lake Forest having moved here in 1976. She has volunteered and served on the board of directors for non-profit organizations in both Chicago and Lake Forest for over 40 years. She spent six years as an alderman in Lake Forest and has been a member of several other city committees and commissions. She began her career as a Chicago Public School teacher after receiving...

Former Lake Forest resident, Victoria Smith was a marketing executive who gave up her comfortable Chicago life for the romantic dream of moving to Tuscany with her husband. Typically undaunted, Victoria was one of the first women marketing executives at Procter & Gamble in the early 1970s, a senior vice president with DDB Needham international advertising agency during the 1980s, and director of v...

State Senator Julie Morrison. Senator Morrison represents the 29th District, which includes part or all of 22 communities from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station on the north, to Wilmette on the south, and west into Buffalo Grove. Senator Morrison serves as Majority Whip for the Senate Democratic Caucus.  She also chairs the Health and Human Services committee and sits on the Veterans Affairs,...

Kim Pfahl and Mike Adams are both long time Lake Forest residents and are past presidents of the Lake Forest Caucus. Kim and Mike are not currently members of the Caucus Committee as they have both completed their maximum length of service.

Carol became the Executive Director of the History Center of Lake Forest Lake Bluff in 2018. Carol has extensive experience in marketing, advertising, operations, and project management working with both private sector businesses and public institutions. She has served on the Board of several not-for-profit organizations including the Museum of Broadcast Communications, the Public Narrative, and G...

Marion moved to Lake Forest in 1996 and raised her family here. She’s been very involved in community organizations that focus on our natural resources. She is the former co-director of the Garden at Elawa Farm where she worked for seven years. She is active in the Lake Forest Open Lands Association, where she has taught educational courses, overseen restoration programs and served on its staff. ...

John has lived in Lake Forest for the 27 years and is currently the Director of National Accounts for Abbott Diabetes. John has been a very active member of our community having served on the Lake Forest Caucus Committee and the Friends of Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Foundation Board. He has had various roles at the Church and School of St. Mary and is also a Trustee of Cristo Rey St. Martin...

David Sweet grew up in Lake Forest and moved back to the city in the early 2000’s. He is a journalist who has worked for news outlets across the country including the Wall Street Journal, MSNBC.com, the Sports Business Journal and The Lake Forester. He currently is a contributor to Classic Chicago magazine and edits the Lake Forest Love blog. In addition to his newswriting and columns, David is th...

A community leader who is passionate about education and actively supports her local school community. She has been a volunteer leader in Lake Forest for 13 years since establishing the Kinderhaven Parent Board in 2010.  She has taken on leadership roles in the District 67 APT, Spirit of 67 Foundation, Lake Forest Soccer Association Board, and Temple Jeremiah in Northfield. In May, she completed s...

Dr. Michael Ebner is the James D. Vail the third Professor of History – Emeritus - at Lake Forest College. He’s been a professor for over 50 years and joined the faculty at Lake Forest in 1974. In addition to having written extensively on America’s cities and suburbs, Dr. Ebner is the author of the book, Creating Chicago's North Shore, A Suburban History. A long time Lake Forest resident, Dr. Ebne...