I grew up in the area, but have lived in Libertyville since 1989. I love Libertyville and will boast about our town to anyone who will listen! A few years ago I experienced the Libertyville “community” first-hand because of my own life experience. My husband of 14 years, Rich Grayson, died on January 14, 2009, leaving behind myself and our two children. Jenna, age 9 and James, age 7. He had been diagnosed with brain cancer 17 months prior to his death. Through everything we felt very blessed to live in this community! We had a tremendous amount of support from neighbors, friends, family, our …

Faith Boettcher Sage moved to Libertyville with her parents and brother in 1934. Before the move, they lived in Chicago. Her parents picked Libertyville because of the good school system. “Can you imagine, with everything else going on, anyone being concerned about how good the schools were?” she asked. Her brother since has moved to North Carolina and has offered her $1,000 to leave, but she will not take his money. Sage has been involved in too much to leave it all behind, she says. She would miss her memories the most if she left. Libertyville is an excellent place to raise children and …