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It’s official! After two arduous years of discussions, a revised Building Scale Ordinance and newly introduced Design Guidelines were voted on and passed by our City Council.

For the future? Some of the ideas that have been discussed include the creation of a Lasker Estate historic district, publication of a book on the Green Bay Road Historic District, and ultimately the hiring of someone to run our Gorton office.

Not only does the built character of the streetscape change with teardowns, there is a loss of open space and landscape in the neighborhood as well.

If you, too, are concerned about what some have called “million-dollar tract homes” invading our community, learn more about the process to try to control such development.

According to a recent Chicago Tribune article by Blair Kamin, the Tribune’s architecture critic, Soldier Field was once considered a “civic embarrassment: a “big white elephant,” and a gross violation of Daniel Burnham’s Chicago Plan.

We have an endangered species in our midst. It is the single-story ranch house. Quietly, but systematically, it is being eliminated from our town.

The fascinating and rich history of Lake Forest can be found in its structures, the stories of the early residents who owned these sites, and the work of the architects they hired to build them.

We’re having a birthday! The Fourth of August marked the 24th year of your Preservation Foundation. Our 25th year will be exciting!

Throughout our city are numerous examples of buildings placed on the grounds of former estates, farms, and business areas. Some of these have been built after removal of earlier buildings.

Allow me to introduce myself as the new President of your Preservation Foundation. I have lived in Lake Forest almost all my life. I went to grade school here and was graduated from Lake Forest College.