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Lake Forest, Illinois

Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 19,375. The city is south of Waukegan along the shore of Lake Michigan, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore. Lake Forest was founded around Lake Forest College and was laid out as a town in 1857 as a stop for travelers making their way south to Chicago. The Lake Forest City Hall, designed by an architect named Frost, was completed in 1898 and originally housed the fire department, the Lake Forest Library, and city offices.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Forest,_Illinois

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Recent city comments:

Babcock/Armour/Mr. T historic estate, . (guest) wrote 10 years ago:

wow. no pun intended, but that is sooooo "double T" (trailer trash) that mr t felled a hundred trees on an old estate. no class.
"Stornoway", Stornoway (guest) wrote 12 years ago:

This house is called Stornoway - there is no letter "u". It is named for the fishing village in Scotland where the McLennan family originated.
Lake Forest High School (West Campus), Jim Stiles (guest) wrote 13 years ago:

Now the Home of Sally Potter Elementary School, a BD Alternative Elementary school of SEDOL (Special Education Department of Lake County)
J. Crew, Ed (guest) wrote 14 years ago:

this store is now a J. Crew after Macy's closed it.
Cudahy house? by David Adler, pdhoffmann wrote 15 years ago:

Correct. The entrance was originally on the south side of the structure, now a bay window exists.