Lake Forest police are urging students to not participate in a game called “paranoia,” which involves shooting other players with Nerf guns, due to “serious safety concerns.” The Lake Forest Police Department said Wednesday that they have responded to several calls this week about a game high school seniors have been playing for years called […]
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Multiples students being referred on charges after several incidents at Lake Forest High School
Several students will be referred for charges after a bullet was found in the library of Lake Forest High School and a school shooting threat was left in a restroom of the school. Lake Forest High School Principal Erin Lenart said in a letter to parents that a single unspent bullet was discovered in a […]
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Police respond after school shooting threat that temporarily closed Lake Forest High School
School officials say someone left a threat in the bathroom of Lake Forest High School referencing a school shooter, which prompted a police response and the temporary closure of the school Saturday morning. Lake Forest High School Principal Erin Lenart said in a letter to parents that a student went to use the restroom at […]
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Bomb threat prompts evacuation of Lake Forest business, lockdown of Lake Forest High School
A bomb threat made to a business in Lake Forest Friday morning prompted the evacuation of the business and a soft lockdown at Lake Forest High School, police said. Lake Forest Police Department Deputy Chief Rob Copeland said officers received a call around 10 a.m. regarding a reported bomb threat made to a business in […]
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Lake Forest High School, Lake Forest elementary schools say they will be mask-optional following court ruling
Lake Forest High School and Lake Forest elementary schools say they will comply with a recent court ruling and will not require masks or exclude students from school who are COVID close contacts. In a 30-page ruling late Friday, Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow deemed the governor’s emergency rules through the Illinois Department […]
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Anti-mask speakers cause tense Lake Forest High School board meeting to end early
A tense Lake Forest High School board meeting ended early after several speakers, including a nurse who referenced “Nazi tyranny” and 9/11, refused to wear face masks. The Lake Forest Community High School District 115 Board of Education meeting took place on September 13 at Lake Forest High School West Campus. Numerous people who spoke […]
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Federal lawsuits allege 2 Lake Forest High School teachers sexually abused 7 former students
Two federal lawsuits were filed Friday alleging that a male teacher and a female teacher at Lake Forest High School groomed and sexually abused at least seven now-former students. Chicago-based law firm Goldberg and Goldberg filed one of the suits on behalf of six former students against David Miller, a full-time teacher who worked at […]
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Man charged with selling drugs to Lake Forest High School students from his nearby home
A 22-year-old man was arrested during a search warrant, which briefly placed Lake Forest High School on lockdown Wednesday, after police say the man sold drugs to students from his house that is adjacent to the school. Sage Lawrence, 22, of the 300 block of Noble Avenue in Lake Forest, was charged with unlawful possession […]