Lake Forest, Illinois
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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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Coordinates: 42°14'30"N 87°51'16"W
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- Aurora, Illinois 65 km
- Joliet, Illinois 83 km
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin 107 km
- Rockford, Illinois 112 km
- South Bend, Indiana 135 km
- Madison, Wisconsin 174 km
- Grand Rapids, Michigan 193 km
- Fort Wayne, Indiana 242 km
- Green Bay, Wisconsin 261 km
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- Conway Farms Golf Club 3.1 km
- Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve 4 km
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- Shields Township 4.6 km
- Knollwood, Illinois 5.3 km
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- Lake County, Illinois 14 km