Ann Marie Scheidler

With the support of her family and friends, Lake Bluff’s Cilla Stoll navigates her way through grief using the tools she’s spent years mastering—meditation and yoga. ON DECEMBER 20, 2021, Cilla Stoll’s world was forever changed. “We had been in Florida,” she recalls of her husband of more than 30 years. “Ryan flew back to

Lake Forest’s Nina Vallone and Martha Zeeman turn a leap of faith into a community of joy through their podcast. FROM THE BEGINNING, it’s always been about joy. When Nina Vallone and Martha Zeeman launched their podcast Hiya, Gorgeous in 2024, they made a pact: the minute it stopped being fun, they’d be honest with

As Lake Forest High School students return to school and the institution marks the 90th anniversary of its founding, Forest & Bluff catches up with the school’s principal, Dr. Erin Lenart, who is about to start her fifth year in the district. By the time the cheerleaders, poms, marching band, and football team all took

After five years using a “Shark Tank” model as part of its Grants Initiative, the Women’s Board of Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital funds grants that make the hospital a warmer, more holistic, and more effective destination for healing and wellness. LAKE FOREST’S LESLIE BASEDOW AND AMY WELLS—with nearly 20 years of service between them

As Kate Cole enters her second year as the manager for Lake Bluff’s beloved Farmers Market, she reminds us that healthy communities start with happy families. KATE COLE IS A FARM GIRL AT HEART. So, when she applied to be manager of the Lake Bluff Farmers Market two years ago, no one was surprised. “I