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As stated on the organization’s official website, the mission of the Lake Forest Caucus is “to provide an open, independent, nonpartisan process for recommending qualified citizen volunteers to serve in Lake Forest government and on the School Boards.”

Source: https://www.lakeforestcaucus.com/who-is-lake-forest-caucus/history-of-lake-forest-caucus/

The Foundation for Architecture and Landscape Architecture (FALA) was a summer program for architecture training for graduates. Students lived at Lake Forest College during the program, which existed from 1926-1931. The students learned from master architects, examined local estates, and collaborated on drawings. These drawings were housed at Lake Forest College in storage in 1935 and found 50 years later.

The Lake Forest Water Company began operation in 1891, pumping water from Lake Michigan up to the town and its individual home estates.  George Holt, son of town founder D.R. Holt, was the president for a long term, but by the early 20th C. there were complaints about water rates, and later about water pressure.

After 1921 the City took over operation of the Water Works and service, expanding it with a bond issue in the mid 1920s and then again in 1930, following the economic expansion of Chicago. Many citizens for this reason had seasonal homes in Lake Forest.  The Garden Club of Illinois, Lake Forest and Winnetka, was organized in 1912, and by 1922 the Lake Forest Garden Club was a central force for garden development locally.

The original Saville Organ factory was located in Northbrook, Illinois and later moved to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. One still stands in The Auditorium Theatre in downtown Chicago.

The original Saville Organ factory was located in Northbrook, Illinois and later moved to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. One still stands in The Auditorium Theatre in downtown Chicago.

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