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Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, Illinois, United States.Per the 2020 census, the population was 19,367. [3] The city is along the shore of Lake Michigan, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore.
The area, like much of northern Illinois, was inhabited by the Powtawatomi tribe until 1836, when they were removed by the government. [2] One of the very first Irish settlers in the area was Michael Yore, [3] who built a log cabin near to the intersection of Telegraph and Old Mill Roads today in Lake Forest. [1]
The West Park Neighborhood Historic District is a residential historic district surrounding West Park in Lake Forest, Illinois. The district includes 149 contributing buildings, most of which were built between 1907 and 1930, and West Park.
Fort Sheridan is a residential neighborhood within the cities of Lake Forest, Highwood, and Highland Park [1] in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It was originally established as Fort Sheridan , an Army post named after Civil War cavalry general Philip Sheridan , [ 2 ] to honor his services to Chicago .
Roughly bounded by Western, Westleigh, Lake Michigan, and N city limits, Lake Forest, Illinois Coordinates 42°15′03″N 87°49′40″W / 42.25083°N 87.82778°W / 42.25083; -87
Rondout is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois, United States that first formed around a railroad junction. The area is located within Libertyville Township . As Rondout is an unincorporated community rather than a municipality, it lacks clearly defined borders, and shares postal codes with Lake Bluff , Lake Forest and ...
The Robert P. Lamont House is a historic house at 810 S. Ridge Road in Lake Forest, Illinois.The house was built in 1924–25 for Robert P. Lamont, the president of American Steel Foundries; Lamont later became the United States secretary of commerce under Herbert Hoover.
Lincolnshire is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States.It is a northern suburb of Chicago.Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,940. [3] Named after Lincolnshire, England, the village was incorporated on August 5, 1957, from the unincorporated Half Day area when land was purchased to build a residential subdivision.