Explore films and series that illuminate America’s 250‑year history, from the fight for independence to eras of conflict and change.
Trey Parker, Millie Bobby Brown, David Oyelowo, Rebecca Ferguson, and Cal Dodd lead a week of shifting worlds and rising tensions.
Netflix’s July 2026 slate features “Enola Holmes” S3, “72 Hours,” “Little House on the Prairie,” and a full lineup of sizzling new releases.
Milly Alcock, Seth Rogen, Russell Crowe, Johnny Knoxville, Emma D’Arcy and Jeremy Allen White lead a slate marked by unexpected turns.
Tom Hanks, Hugh Jackman, Colin Farrell, Greta Lee, and George MacKay navigate a week of uncanny turns, fractured legends, and noir unease.
Celebrate Father’s Day with heartfelt, funny, and timeless films that capture the many ways dads shape our lives.
Spielberg blends UFO lore, secrecy, and human emotion in a tense sci‑fi thriller led by Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor.
Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, RuPaul, and Sam Reid headline a week of cosmic awe, wild spoof, bruising action, and immortal theatrics.
Amy Adams, Nicholas Galitzine, Marlon Wayans, and Javier Bardem anchor a week of cosmic clashes, wild spoof, backroad peril and dread.
Kane Parsons turns an internet-born myth into a visually gripping descent through liminal dread and modern anxiety.
The Illinois Council of Orchestras honored the Lake Forest Civic Orchestra as its 2026 Community Orchestra of the Year.
A North Shore native shares his story about learning and growing in his Lake County town, despite the obstacles he faced.
Rebecca Hutchinson is a Member of the Youth Ensemble and Understudies “July” in This Classic Production.
Since 1908, if it's the first Wednesday in August: it's Lake Forest Day.
Send your photos in to be shared with the Lake Forest - Lake Bluff Patch communities in our weekly column.
Presentations by ceramicist Danielle Chutinthranond and filmmaker Lynn Loo were featured during the Lake Forest school’s annual festival.
At Cook Park Library in Libertyville, longtime journalist Matt Baron offers practical insights to create a one-of-a-kind keepsake
Youth Orch & Chamber Music Auditions - ages 7-18, all orchestral instruments
The concert movie has already grossed $100 million in advance ticket sales.
Music Theater Works’ 43rd Season Continues with the Musical That Won Four Tony Awards Including Best Musical Revival
The 24th annual artistic celebration is set to present a wide range of performance styles and work by students at College of Lake County.
Woodlands Academy held its annual Women in the Arts festival during March at the all-girls college-preparatory high school in Lake Forest.
Theater owners launched National Cinema Day in an effort to lure moviegoers back to the theater and revive flagging box office numbers.
The second annual Lake Forest Music Festival is set for Saturday in the parking lot behind City Hall.
Dance ensemble Hiplet Ballerinas is set to perform April 24, while Irish fiddler Eileen Ivers is scheduled for May 8.
A display of student art now bears the name of the late faculty member who nurtured it with her love of showcasing students’ creations.
Give the gift of music this holiday season!
Based on the Louisa May Alcott novel and presented by Actor's Training Center, this musical runs December 10-12 in Evanston.
The training program for advanced high school string and piano musicians last month held its first day of in-person classes in over a year.
Morrison-Shearer and Ragdale Foundations Celebrate the Opening of the Sybil Shearer Studio with "Space to Move" Prominade Performance.
The first-ever Lake Forest music festival features two stages of live bands, signature burgers from six chefs and over 20 types of bourbon.
An outdoor production of "Alice in Wonderland" is set for July, with a four-show regular season due to open in September.
For the second year in a row, a Waukegan High School student will have their work showcased in the U.S. Capitol.
Recently discontinued Dr. Seuss books have been restricted to in-library use as a theft protection measure, Lake Forest Library staff said.
"Fanfare for Democracy," by James Stephenson, premiered during Wednesday's inauguration ceremonies for President Joe Biden.
The Lake Forest-Lake Bluff History Center extended the deadline for submissions for its first-ever photo contest to Oct. 15.
After 33 years directing Lake Forest High School choirs, Tim Haskett's final curtain call was a virtual one.
The Lake Forest church hosted a Fat Tuesday-themed event with music provided by Waukegan High School's award-winning Jazztet.
Woodlands Academy’s spring musical production this year is “Peter Pan,” with 6:30 p.m. performances on Feb. 27, Feb 28 and Feb. 29.
The author and 'A Prairie Home Companion' creator is set to appear at the Gorton Community Center next month.
An evening of holiday-themed music is in store as Woodlands Academy presents its annual free Christmas Concert at the Lake Forest school.
The Theatre Program at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart presents its fall play, “Fantastic Mr. Fox” by Roald Dahl, Nov. 7-9.
Festival Helps Celebrate Highland Park’s 150th Anniversary
Enjoy an evening of student art and photography exhibits, along with musical performances by the Lake Forest school’s choirs and orchestra.
Join us for two events in support of small businesses and local entrepreneurs!
More Than 1,000 Students Participate in Two-night Event
April exhibit includes watercolors by Karen Bonner, and impressionist-style oil paintings by Greta Schutt-McDonald.
LFHS Men's Water Polo team surges to silver against top metro teams.
Dan Egan's book, The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, was the featured book for this year's winter reading program, Deep Freeze Read
Lake Forest Native, Christine Mayland Perkins, Cast in The House Theatre of Chicago's World Premiere of "Pinocchio"