Matt Grevers, Gold Medalist Swimmer

A product of Lake Forest High School’s swimming program (LFHS 2003), where he helped it win its first-ever men’s state championship, Matt Grevers went on to achieve elite status nationally and interna...

Dr. John Martin Littlejohn: A New Way in Medicine

John Martin Littlejohn is considered one of the fathers of osteopathic medicine.He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1867, where he studied theology, law, medicine and philosophy. A brilliant student,...

Keith Magnuson, Blackhawk and Lake Forester

A long-time Lake Forest resident, Keith Magnuson was a Chicago Blackhawks captain and National Hockey League All-Star player. His professional career, spent entirely with the Blackhawks, spanned the 1...

Houston, We Have a Problem: Captain James Lovell

A true American hero. As the commander of Apollo 13, astronaut Jim Lovell led his crew through the life-or-death struggle to return home after an explosion 200,000 miles from Earth. Captain Lovell was...

The Benes Brothers

Alan Benes, a Lake Forest High School baseball player, pitched for Creighton University in its 1991 College World Series appearance. He began a Major League career in 1995, pitching in three games wit...

Mickey Cochrane: Baseball Hall of Famer

Gordon Stanley Cochrane was born in 1903. After graduating from Boston University he signed a minor league baseball contract with the Portland Beavers. Within a year, 22 year old Gordon made his big l...

Ralph Jones: Coach on All Fields and Courts

Ralph Jones was a legendary coach at the professional and major college levels before coming to Lake Forest College in 1933, when he became Athletic Director and head coach for football, basketball an...

Rob Pelinka: Baller

A basketball star at Lake Forest High School, Rob Pelinka went on to play for the University of Michigan in the Big 10. He was a member of the Wolverines’ three NCAA Final Four teams of 1989, ‘92, and...

Bearing Down on Lake Forest - The Chicago Bears Come To Town

After six straight losing seasons, new Chicago Bears manager Jim Finks was looking to change the culture of the franchise – and that included finding an alternative to dilapidated practice facilities...

Sarah Spain: Broadcaster and Sports Journalist

Sarah, a Lake Forest High School alum, is a Peabody Award-winning radio host, TV personality and writer. Her broadcast highlights include co-hosting "Chicago's Best" on WGN, Sportscenter Anchor & Repo...

Edith Cummings: The Fairway Flapper

“…there was a jauntiness about her movements as if she had first learned to walk upon golf courses on clean crisp mornings.” --F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Dr. Charles Quinlan: Lake Forest's First Physician

Dr. Charles H. Quinlan was born in Albany, New York in 1821; he died in Evanston in 1897. During his nearly 80 years, he became one of the most important contributors to the founding of the City of La...

Willard Morrison: Idea Man in Shirtsleeves

Willard Morrison (1892-1965) was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. His father purchased an early car and by the age of 12, Willard Morrison was teaching people to drive and fix their cars. While at Boston...

Lake Forest Hosts Midwest's First Women's Basketball Game: The Most Exciting Scoreless Hoops Match in History?

In February of 1896 – just five years after Dr. James Naismith invented the sport – excitement was mounting in Lake Forest for Ferry Hall versus Mitchell Hall (Lake Forest University’s female dormitor...

Frederic McLaughlin: Putting Chicago on the Map in Polo and Hockey

Frederic McLaughlin (1877-1944), heir to the McLaughlins Manor House coffee firm, was one of the top polo players in the Midwest in the early 1900s. McLaughlin played polo at the Onwentsia Club and al...

Arthur and Mary Aldis: The Aldis Compound

Wayman H. McIntosh

Wayman H. McIntosh (1900-1982) was a trainer for football at Lake Forest College during the early 20th century. First pictured in the 1936 yearbook, “Mack” earned a mention to commemorate his many yea...