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Hey there, Lake Forest! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Lake Forest College quietly became a magnet for record enrollment
  • Lake Forest rallies to bring injured police officer home from Nicaragua
  • How the Bears' brutal schedule could test their Lake Forest training base

Also on today's calendar: Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: Politics Course and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 63.
  • Thursday: Sunny, nice and less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Lake Forest College sees new academic year start with largest incoming class in its history (chicagotribune.com) — Lake Forest College is kicking off the year with its largest-ever incoming class, bringing 423 first-years and 116 transfer students to the 107-acre campus. Leaders credit the college's Lake Michigan location, strong career outcomes, and new majors like neuroscience and artificial intelligence, plus close ties to local schools and Rosalind Franklin University, for drawing more students to Lake Forest.
   

2. Lake Forest Police Officer Hospitalized in Nicaragua: The Community Works to Bring Him Home (theforestscout.com) — A Lake Forest police officer, Filip Czarnecki, is in a coma in Nicaragua after a serious fall, and colleagues say an expensive medical flight back to Chicago is his best chance for recovery. With insurance unlikely to cover the evacuation or mounting medical bills, Lake Forest residents are being asked to donate or share his fundraiser to support his treatment and family.
   

3. Bears' offseason party is over as toughest schedule looms (espn.com) — From their Lake Forest base, the Chicago Bears are preparing for what's projected as the NFL's toughest schedule, even after last season's NFC North title. Players and coaches say they're focused on avoiding complacency as they open on the road against Carolina and face a slate packed with recent division and Super Bowl champions.
   

4. Obituary: Richard Kent 'Dick' Harder (pressherald.com) — Longtime educator Richard "Dick" Harder, who once served as assistant head of school and development director at Lake Forest Academy-Ferry Hall in Lake Forest, has died at 91. His career spanned colleges and private schools nationwide, and he was remembered for his leadership, humor, and devotion to family, students, and the Colgate 13 singing group.
   

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Ok Lake Forest! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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