Lake Forest is a city located in
Lake CountyLake County is the farthest north-east county in the U.S. state of Illinois. A 2006 census estimated the population was 713,076. Its county seat is Waukegan, Illinois. According to the 2000 United States Census, Lake County is the 31st richest county by per-capita income. The county is part of...
,
IllinoisIllinois , the 21st state admitted to the United States of America, is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern state and the fifth most populous state in the nation...
,
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, and is one of the most affluent communities in the United States, and ranked within the top three communities of the Central United States along with Winnetka, Illinois. The population was 20,059 at the 2000 census. The city is south of
Waukegan, IllinoisWaukegan is a city in Lake County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 87,901. A 2003 census estimated the city population to be 91,452. It is the ninth-largest city in Illinois by population.-Geography:...
, on the shore of
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, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the affluent
North ShoreHistorically, the North Shore referred to the area serviced by the now defunct Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, which ran along Lake Michigan's western shore between Chicago and Milwaukee from 1896 until 1963. Today it refers to the suburbs north of Chicago along the lakefront...
. Lake Forest was founded around its college and laid out as a town in 1857 as a stop for travelers making their way south to
ChicagoChicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and with more than 2.8 million people, the 3rd largest city in the United States...
. The Lake Forest City Hall, designed by Frost and Granger, Architects, was completed in 1898 and housed the fired department,
Lake Forest LibraryThe Lake Forest Library is the public library serving Lake Forest, Illinois. It is located at 360 E. Deerpath, Lake Forest, Illinois.-Statistics:* Registered Borrowers: 14,490 1...
, and city offices.
5The headquarters of
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,
BrunswickThe Brunswick Corporation , formerly known as the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, is a United States-based corporation that has been involved in manufacturing a wide variety of products since 1845. Brunswick's global headquarters is in the Northern Chicago suburb of Lake Forest, Illinois...
, and
HospiraHospira, Inc. is a global pharmaceutical and drug delivery company. It has approximately 16,000 employees and 19 manufacturing facilities worldwide and is headquartered north of Chicago in Lake Forest, Illinois...
(all
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companies) are in Lake Forest; W.W. Grainger, Inc. and
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are located in
unincorporatedIn law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government. Thus, an unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
Lake County, near Lake Forest. The
Chicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the NFC North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
training facility and headquarters,
Halas HallHalas Hall is a building complex in Lake Forest, Illinois that serves as the Chicago Bears' headquarters. The building hosts the team's front office, as well as an indoor and outdoor practice facilities. The franchise spent twenty million dollars to build the complex in 1997. It is four miles...
, opened in 1997 in west Lake Forest, and the Chicago Fire now train at the Bears' previous facility located on the campus of Lake Forest College.
Robert RedfordCharles Robert Redford Jr. , better known as Robert Redford, is an American film director, actor, producer, businessman, model, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival...
filmed
Ordinary PeopleOrdinary People is a 1980 American film drama that marked the directorial debut of Robert Redford. The story concerns the disintegration of an upper middle class family in Lake Forest, Illinois, following the death of the oldest son...
, the story of a Lake Forest family, on location in 1980, and the movie went on to win
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. Silver medal Olympian
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, Actor
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, author
Dave EggersDave Eggers is an American writer, editor, and publisher.-Life:Eggers was born in Boston, Massachusetts, one of four siblings. His father was an attorney and his mother a school teacher. When Eggers was still a child, the family moved to the upscale suburb of Lake Forest, near Chicago...
, and musician
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graduated from
Lake Forest High SchoolLake Forest High School may refer to:* Lake Forest High School , Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois* Lake Forest High School , Felton, Kent County, Delaware...
.
Educational institutions
Most Lake Forest residents attend Lake Forest School District 67 and
Lake Forest High SchoolLake Forest High School may refer to:* Lake Forest High School , Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois* Lake Forest High School , Felton, Kent County, Delaware...
.
Lake Forest High SchoolLake Forest High School, or LFHS, is a public four-year high school located in Lake Forest, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the only school of Lake Forest Community High School District 115, which serves the communities of Lake Forest, Lake Bluff,...
serves Lake Forest as well as neighboring
Lake BluffLake Bluff is a village in Lake County, Illinois. It is the closest moderate-sized town near the Great Lakes Navy Base. The population is 6,056 according to the 2000 census. The town has a volunteer fire department, and police department.-History:...
and
KnollwoodKnollwood is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois. It is located within Shields Township and Libertyville Township. Knollwood shares a postal code with neighboring village Lake Bluff. Knollwood residents are served by Lake Bluff School District 65, Lake Bluff Park District, and Lake...
.
The Montessori School of Lake Forest and
Forest Bluff School (in Lake Bluff) both serve ages two through 14, and are both accredited by AMI (Association Montessori Internationale); the latter is nationally known from the writings of founder and former head Paula Polk Lillard, and is often cited as one of the leading Montessori schools in America.
Lake Forest AcademyLake Forest Academy is a college preparatory boarding and day school for grades 9 through 12 located on the North Shore in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States. As of the 2008-2009 school year, students at Lake Forest Academy come from 20 states and 28 countries. The current Head of School is Dr....
, a boarding and day school on the west side of Lake Forest, is considered to be one of the best college preparatory and boarding schools in the Midwest, and attracts students from across the country and around the world.
Lake Forest Country Day SchoolLake Forest Country Day School is a private K-8 school located in Lake Forest, Illinois, USA. The school was founded in 1888, and is affiliated with the Country Day School movement.-History:1888 - The Alcott School founded...
was recently lauded by Chicago Magazine for its use of technology in the classroom. East Lake Academy and the
School of St. MaryThe School of St. Mary is a Roman Catholic parish school. It has two campuses, both in Lake Forest, Illinois, in the Archdiocese of Chicago. , it has over 600 students....
are the two private, Catholic schools located in Lake Forest: East Lake Academy is a newer elementary school started in 2001, and the School of St. Mary was established in 1917 and is a Catholic institution in Lake Forest.
Elementary Schools
- Deer Path Middle School - public
- Cherokee Elementary School - public
- Everett Elementary School - public
- Sheridan Elementary School - public
- Rondout Elementary School - public
- School of St. Mary
The School of St. Mary is a Roman Catholic parish school. It has two campuses, both in Lake Forest, Illinois, in the Archdiocese of Chicago. , it has over 600 students....
- private
- Lake Forest Country Day School
Lake Forest Country Day School is a private K-8 school located in Lake Forest, Illinois, USA. The school was founded in 1888, and is affiliated with the Country Day School movement.-History:1888 - The Alcott School founded...
- private
- East Lake Academy - private
- Montessori School of Lake Forest - private; Montessori
- [Forest Bluff School] - private; Montessori (in neighboring Lake Bluff; majority of students live in Lake Forest)
High schools
- Lake Forest High School
Lake Forest High School, or LFHS, is a public four-year high school located in Lake Forest, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the only school of Lake Forest Community High School District 115, which serves the communities of Lake Forest, Lake Bluff,...
- public
- Lake Forest Academy
Lake Forest Academy is a college preparatory boarding and day school for grades 9 through 12 located on the North Shore in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States. As of the 2008-2009 school year, students at Lake Forest Academy come from 20 states and 28 countries. The current Head of School is Dr....
- private
- Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart is a private, Roman Catholic girls' high school in Lake Forest, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. The school is often referred to as Woodlands.-Student Activities:...
- private
Geography and development
Lake Forest is located in the
North ShoreHistorically, the North Shore referred to the area serviced by the now defunct Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, which ran along Lake Michigan's western shore between Chicago and Milwaukee from 1896 until 1963. Today it refers to the suburbs north of Chicago along the lakefront...
area, at (42.234788, -87.851042).
According to the
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, the city has a total area of 16.9 square miles (43.8 km²), of which, 16.9 square miles (43.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.30%) is water.
As Lake Forest was first developed, the planners laid roads that would provide very limited access to the city in an effort to prevent outside traffic and further isolate the tranquil settlement from neighboring areas. Though considerably more accessible today, due in part to the extensive new construction taking place further West, the much smaller neighborhood of East Lake Forest, near the coast of
Lake MichiganLake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. The second largest of the Great Lakes by volume The third largest of the Great Lakes by surface area , it is bounded, from west to east, by the U.S. states of Wisconsin,...
, remains relatively secluded and is among the most scenic, historical, and architecturally significant suburbs of Chicago. These neighborhoods include estates and homes designed by distinguished architects like
Howard Van Doren ShawHoward Van Doren Shaw was an American architect.Shaw graduated from Yale University in 1890, and then studied architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology , graduating in 1892....
,
David AdlerDavid Adler was a prolific architect, designing over 200 buildings...
, Arthur Heun,
Henry Ives CobbHenry Ives Cobb , born in Brookline, Massachusetts to Albert Adams and Mary Russell Candler Cobb, was a Chicago-based architect in the last decades of the 19th century, known for his designs in the Romanesque and Victorian Gothic styles...
,
Robert E. Seyfarth, and modernist
George Fred KeckGeorge Fred Keck was an American modernist architect based in Chicago, Illinois. He was later assisted in his practice by his brother William Keck. Keck designed two key model structures for the Century of Progress exhibition in Chicago in 1933; dubbed the "House of Tomorrow". These two structures...
among others. Landscape architects
Frederick Law OlmstedFrederick Law Olmsted was an American journalist, landscape designer and father of American landscape architecture, famous for designing many well-known urban parks, including Central Park and Prospect Park in New York City...
and
Jens JensenJens Jensen was a Danish born American landscape architect.-Early life:Jens Jensen was born near Dybbøl in Slesvig, Denmark in 1860, to a wealthy farming family. For the first nineteen years of his life he lived on his family's farm, which cultivated his love for the natural environment...
also designed projects in Lake Forest. Market Square, designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw, was completed in 1916 as a commercial center for Lake Forest.
In 1967 a group of 12 long-time residents of Lake Forest formed a
land conservationThe conservation of forests also known as nature conservation is a political and social movement that seeks to protect natural resources including plant and animal species as well as their habitat for the future....
organization, Lake Forest Open Lands Association. Its express purpose was to purchase or otherwise set aside the rapidly disappearing
open spaceOpen space may refer to:In urban planning and conservation ethics:*Landscape, areas of land sans human-built structures.*Open space reserve, areas of protected or conserved land on which development is indefinitly set aside....
s in the city, in the interests of preserving
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, restoring
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s, and providing
environmental educationEnvironmental education refers to organized efforts to teach about how natural environments function and, particularly, how human beings can manage their behavior and ecosystems in order to live sustainably. The term is often used to imply education within the school system, from primary to...
for the city's children. In the next 38 years, the group managed to acquire over within the city limits, which now form six nature preserves with of walking trails open to the public. Preserved in perpetuity are
wetlandA wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with moisture either permanently or seasonally. Such areas may also be covered partially or completely by shallow pools of water. Wetlands include swamps, marshes, and bogs, among others. The water found in wetlands can be saltwater, freshwater,...
s, original pre-1830
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,
woodlandEcologically, a woodland is an area covered in trees, usually at low density, forming an open habitat, allowing sunlight to penetrate between the trees, and limiting shade. Woodland may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to...
and
savannaA savanna, or savannah, is a grassland ecosystem characterized by the trees being sufficiently small or widely spaced so that the canopy does not close...
, all within the city.
Lake Forest has been named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation in recognition of its commitment to community forest. As of 2006, Lake Forest has received this national honor for twenty-six years.
Commercial development
Commercial development in Lake Forest is focused in three areas, two of which have public railway stations. The central business district includes a Metra commuter railroad station on the
Union Pacific/North LineThe Union Pacific/North is a commuter rail line in the Chicago metropolitan area that runs between Chicago and Waukegan, Illinois, with some trains continuing to Kenosha, Wisconsin. It is part of the Metra system, but it is operated by the Union Pacific Railroad...
and extends beyond Market Square, providing a mixture of retail, banking, and professional services, as well as restaurants. Market Square is composed of a wide variety of shops and restaurants, including
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,
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, J. Crew, and
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. The business district to the west includes a Metra commuter railroad station on the
Milwaukee District/North LineThe Milwaukee District/North is a commuter rail line provided and operated by Metra in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding suburbs. While Metra does not specifically refer to any of its lines by a particular color, the timetable accents for the Milwaukee District North line are printed in pale...
and extends beyond Settlers' Square to provide a mixture of retail, banking and professional services, as well as restaurants. A third area of business development, consisting mostly of corporate and office space, extends along the city's northwestern border with the
Tri-State TollwayThe Tri-State Tollway is a U.S. toll road maintained by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in northeastern Illinois. It is actually a combination of three different Interstates:...
.
Lake Forest is notorious for its strong stance against commercial development. High property taxes have driven out many businesses, especially car dealerships, to neighboring
Lake BluffLake Bluff is a village in Lake County, Illinois. It is the closest moderate-sized town near the Great Lakes Navy Base. The population is 6,056 according to the 2000 census. The town has a volunteer fire department, and police department.-History:...
. Most notably, Lake Forest Sportscars, one of the only
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dealerships in Illinois, moved from downtown to its current location on
Waukegan RoadIllinois Route 43 is a major north-south state road in the U.S. state of Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 30 in Frankfort north to the large intersection of Illinois Route 120 and U.S...
in Lake Bluff, just across the street from Lake Forest. The
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, located right off of the
MetraMetra is a regional rail system that serves the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States and surrounding suburbs...
station in West Lake Forest, was approved only after significant appearance changes, giving it a "barn-like" appearance. There were plans for a
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to be built on
Illinois Route 60Illinois Route 60 is an east-west state highway in Lake County, in northeastern Illinois. It connects the village of Volo at Illinois Route 120 just east of Illinois Route 59 with the village of Lake Forest at U.S. Highway 41...
, near the
Tri-State TollwayThe Tri-State Tollway is a U.S. toll road maintained by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in northeastern Illinois. It is actually a combination of three different Interstates:...
in 2005. However, these plans were canceled due to opposition from the city government, local citizens, and the
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.
Transportation
Lake Forest has Interstate Highway access through the
Tri-State TollwayThe Tri-State Tollway is a U.S. toll road maintained by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in northeastern Illinois. It is actually a combination of three different Interstates:...
(
I-94Interstate 94 is the northernmost east-west Interstate Highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. Its western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S...
). In addition, the Skokie Highway (U.S. Highway 41) runs through Lake Forest, roughly bisecting the city. Lake Forest is connected with suburbs west of it through
Illinois Route 60Illinois Route 60 is an east-west state highway in Lake County, in northeastern Illinois. It connects the village of Volo at Illinois Route 120 just east of Illinois Route 59 with the village of Lake Forest at U.S. Highway 41...
. Additionally, Lake Forest has
two MetraLake Forest may refer to one of two Metra stations in the City of Lake Forest, Illinois:*Lake Forest along the Milwaukee District/North Line on the west side of the city....
commuter railroad stations, both of which share the same name. The
Union Pacific/North LineThe Union Pacific/North is a commuter rail line in the Chicago metropolitan area that runs between Chicago and Waukegan, Illinois, with some trains continuing to Kenosha, Wisconsin. It is part of the Metra system, but it is operated by the Union Pacific Railroad...
has a station in East Lake Forest, while the
Milwaukee District/North LineThe Milwaukee District/North is a commuter rail line provided and operated by Metra in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding suburbs. While Metra does not specifically refer to any of its lines by a particular color, the timetable accents for the Milwaukee District North line are printed in pale...
has a station in West Lake Forest.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 20,059 people, 6,687 households, and 5,329 families residing in the city. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 1,189.4 people per square mile (459.1/km²). There were 7,001 housing units at an average density of 415.1/sq mi (160.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.80% White, 1.35% African American, 0.06% Native American, 2.45% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.
There were 6,687 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.6% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $150,670, and the median income for a family was $200,000+. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $44,083 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the city was $77,092. About .15% of families and .2% of the population were below the poverty line.
Polo
Lake Forest is famous in
ChicagoChicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and with more than 2.8 million people, the 3rd largest city in the United States...
for its history of
poloPolo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a long-handled mallet...
, being once the farthest-west establishment of the sport in the US. It was home to the "East-West clash of 1933" in which a team of "Westerners", today Midwesterners, challenged the best of the Eastern US polo teams, winning two of three matches. Box seats sold for $5.50 and the general public was admitted for $1.10. The Chicago press covered the match extensively, right down to the arrival of every horse and player, the color of the horseflesh and the color of the goalposts. The match was described as a "gleaming moment in American polo, if not the very zenith of the game in this country." Today, Lake Forest continues the tradition, and
poloPolo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a long-handled mallet...
is played yearly throughout August. In
F. Scott FitzgeraldFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the Twenties...
's novel
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, Tom Buchanan's polo ponies are said to have been bred in Lake Forest.
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, actor, director
- John Hughes
John Wilden Hughes, Jr. was an American film director, producer and writer. He scripted some of the most successful films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation; Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Weird Science; The Breakfast Club; Some Kind of Wonderful; Sixteen Candles; Pretty in...
, writer, director, producer
- Chris Farley
Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley was an American comedian and actor. He was a member at Chicago's Second City Theatre and the cast of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live...
, actor, comedian
- Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark was an American actor of films, stage, radio and television.He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film, Kiss of Death...
, actor
- Lisel Mueller
Lisel Mueller is an award-winning American poet.She was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1924 and immigrated to America at the age of 15. Her father, Fritz Neumann, was a professor at Evansville College. Her mother died in 1953. "Though my family landed in the Midwest, we lived in urban or suburban...
, poet; winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for poetry
- Lauren Holly
Lauren Holly is an American actress. She is known for her role as Deputy Sheriff Maxine Stewart in the TV series Picket Fences, as Mary Swanson in the 1994 film Dumb & Dumber, and her relationship with Canadian actor Jim Carrey...
, actress
- Kipleigh Brown
Kipleigh Brown is an American actress.In addition to her film credits, which include the lead role in James Kerwin's sci-fi noir film Yesterday Was a Lie, she is also known for playing "Jane Taylor" on the television series Star Trek: Enterprise and for sketch comedy at the iO West in Los Angeles...
, actress
- Charlie Finn
Charlie Finn is an American actor and voice actor, best known for his roles as Spud from American Dragon: Jake Long and as Dave in Help Me Help You. He was also Fred on Life on a Stick, Kevin Haub in Rolling Kansas, and played a smart-alec restaurant cashier in Super Troopers...
, actor
- Bill Schulz
William Dawes "Bill" Schulz is a regular panelist, writer, and producer on Fox News Channel's late night show, Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld since its debut on February 5, 2007. Schulz is also a freelance writer and a former senior editor of Stuff Magazine.-Personal life:Schulz is of German descent....
, journalist, FOX NEWS
- Howard Van Doren Shaw
Howard Van Doren Shaw was an American architect.Shaw graduated from Yale University in 1890, and then studied architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology , graduating in 1892....
, architect
- The Ragdale Foundation
Ragdale is the summer retreat of Chicago architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, located in Lake Forest, Illinois. It is also the home of the Ragdale Foundation...
, an artists' community and residence
Politics
- Fredrik Herman Gade
Fredrik Herman Gade was a Norwegian diplomat.He was born in Frogner as a son of consul Gerhard Gade and American citizen Hellen Allyn. He was a nephew of Fredrik Georg Gade, Sr and a first cousin of Herman Gerhard Gade and Fredrik Georg Gade, Jr. After growing up in Norway he emigrated to the...
, mayor of Lake Forest and later diplomat for Norway
- Susan Garrett
Susan Garrett is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 29th District since 2003. The district includes all or parts of Bannockburn, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Fort Sheridan, Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Knollwood, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Mount Prospect, Niles,...
, State Senator for the 29th District, 2003-
- William Proxmire
Edward William Proxmire was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989.-Personal life:...
, United States Senator
- Judy Baar Topinka
Judy Baar Topinka is the former Illinois State Treasurer, having served from 1995 to 2007, and former chairwoman of the Illinois Republican Party. She was the first woman to become state treasurer, first to be elected to three consecutive terms and the first Republican to hold the post in more...
, Illinois State Treasurer
- Pete Wilson
Peter Barton "Pete" Wilson is an American politician from California. Wilson, a Republican, served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California , the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that included eight years as a United States Senator , eleven years as Mayor of San Diego ...
, former Governor of CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
- Corrine Wood, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Sport
Note many athletes lived in Lake Forest as professionals, and did not necesarily grow up in the town.
- Rex Grossman
Rex Daniel Grossman III is an American football quarterback of the National Football League, who currently plays for the Houston Texans. He graduated from Bloomington High School South and attended the University of Florida on an athletic scholarship...
, Chicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the NFC North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
quarterback
- Scott Sanderson
Scott Douglas Sanderson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for seven teams from 1978 to 1996.-Baseball career:...
, retired Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between...
pitcher; Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between...
Agent
- Joe Girardi
Joseph Elliot Girardi is the manager of the New York Yankees, and a former Major League Baseball player. During his playing career, he was a catcher for the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals...
, retired Chicago CubsThe Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago , the Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the...
catcher; Manager of the New York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division...
- Cade McNown
Cade B. McNown is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League...
, Chicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the NFC North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
quarterback
- Mickey Cochrane
Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane was a catcher and manager in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers. New York Yankees Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle was named after Cochrane...
, Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between...
catcher
- Bobby Douglas, Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the NFC North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
quarterback
- Keith Magnuson
Keith Magnuson was a professional ice hockey defenceman from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada who played in the National Hockey League between 1969 and 1979...
, Chicago BlackhawksThe Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won three Stanley Cup Championships and thirteen division titles since their founding in 1926...
defenseman, team captain
- Carl Haas
Carl A. Haas is an American auto racing impresario. He co-owned the Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing team in the IndyCar Series with the late Paul Newman and Mike Lanigan. He also owned Carl A...
, Auto Racing impresario
- George Halas
George Stanley Halas, Sr. , nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr. Everything", was a player, coach, inventor, jurist, producer, philanthropist, philatelist, owner and pioneer in professional American football and the iconic longtime leader of the NFL's Chicago Bears.-Early life and sports career:Halas,...
, longtime head coach of Chicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the NFC North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Edith Cummings
Edith Cummings was one of the premier amateur golfers of her generation. She was one of the Big Four debutantes in Chicago, at the end of the First World War. She became nationally famous following her 1923 victory in the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship...
, professional female golfer and 1924 U.S. Women's Amateur Champion
- Matt Grevers
Matt Grevers is a professional American swimmer. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Personal life:...
, 2008 Olympic swimmer
- Chip Beck
Charles Henry "Chip" Beck is an American golfer who was a three time All-American at the University of Georgia. He has four victories on the PGA Tour and twenty runner-up finishes. He spent 40 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1988 and 1989.Beck was born in...
, professional golfer
- Steve Kerr
Stephen Douglas "Steve" Kerr is a retired American professional basketball player. He is noted as being the all time leader in three point field goal percentage in NBA history...
, retried Chicago Bulls point guard
- Jim Covert
James Paul "Jimbo" Covert is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Institute for Transfusion Medicine and a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears.-High School:Covert excelled in both football and wrestling at Freedom Area High...
, retired Chicago Bears offensive lineman
- Tim Weigel
John Timothy Weigel , known professionally as Tim Weigel, was a Chicago broadcaster who spent most of his career as a television sports anchor and reporter.- Early life and education :...
, sports anchor, reporter
- Scottie Pippen
Scottie Maurice Pippen is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association . He is most remembered for his time with the Chicago Bulls, with whom he was instrumental to six NBA Championships and their record 1996 season of 72 wins...
, retired Chicago Bulls forward
- Steve Stanicek
Stephen Blair Stanicek is a former Major League Baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, for the Milwaukee Brewers and for the Philadelphia Phillies. He played 13 games, twelve as a pinch hitter and one as a designated hitter....
, MLB player for the Milwaukee BrewersThe Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
and Philadelphia PhilliesThe Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and are the defending World Series champions. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern...
Business
- Marshall Field
Marshall Field was founder of Marshall Field and Company, the Chicago-based department stores.-Biography:...
, businessman/ex-owner of Marshall Field'sMarshall Field & Company was a department store in Chicago, Illinois that grew to become a major chain before being acquired by Macy's Inc...
(now part of Macy'sMacy's is a chain of mid-to-high range American department stores. Its selection of merchandise can vary significantly from location to location, resulting in the exclusive availability of certain brands in only higher-end stores...
)
- Miles D. White
Miles D. White is an American businessman. He is currently chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Abbott.White joined Abbott in 1984, serving there in management positions including senior vice president of diagnostic operations and executive vice president...
, businessman, CEO of Abbott LaboratoriesAbbott Laboratories is a diversified pharmaceuticals health care company. It has 72,000 employees and operates in over 130 countries. The corporate headquarters are in Abbott Park, Illinois, located near North Chicago, Illinois....
- W. James Farrell
W. James Farrell is an American businessman, known for being the CEO of Illinois Tool Works from 1995 to 2005.Farrell was in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967 of his military service...
, businessman, former Chairman and CEO of Illinois Tool Works
- Charles "Cork" R. Walgreen III, third president of Walgreens
The Walgreen Company , d/b/a Walgreens , is the second largest drugstore chain in the United States. The company operates about 7,000 drugstores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico...
- J. Ogden Armour
Jonathan Ogden Armour was an American meatpacking magnate in Chicago, and owner and president of Armour and Company. During his tenure as president, Armour & Co. expanded nationwide and overseas, growing from a small regional meatpacker to one of the largest food products companies in the United...
, American meatpacking magnate
- Andrew Watson Armour III
Andrew Watson "Butch" Armour III was a member of the Armour meat-packing family , a company president, and notable philanthropist who gave millions of dollars to Princeton University, St...
, American meatpacking magnate
- Cyrus H. McCormick, American inventor, founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company (International Harvester)
- Albert Blake Dick, American businessman, founder of A. B. Dick Company; licensed autographic printing patents from Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor, scientist and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb...
and coined the word "mimeograph" in 1884; Mayor of Lake Forest (1928-1931)
Other
- Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Edith Rockefeller McCormick was an American socialite and opera patron. McCormick was the fourth daughter of Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller and his wife Laura Spelman Rockefeller . Her famous younger brother was John D. Rockefeller, Jr....
, socialite
- Margaret "Peg" Carry, socialite; daughter of Edward F. Carry, president of the Pullman Company
The Pullman Palace Car Company, founded by George Pullman, manufactured railroad cars in the mid to late 1800s through the early decades of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. Pullman developed the sleeping car which carried his name into the 1980s...
; friend of F. Scott FitzgeraldFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the Twenties...
- Karl Patterson Schmidt
Karl Patterson Schmidt was an American herpetologist.-Biography:Schmidt was the son of George W. Schmidt and Margaret Patterson Schmidt. Schmidt's father was a German professor who, at the time of Schmidt's birth, was teaching in Lake Forest, Illinois. His family left the city in 1907 and settled...
, herpetologist
- Jim Lovell
James "Jim" Arthur Lovell, Jr., is a former NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered an explosion en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control...
, astronautAn astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
on Gemini 7Gemini 7 was a 1965 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 4th manned Gemini flight, the 12th manned American flight and the 20th spaceflight of all time .-Crew:...
, Gemini 12Gemini 12 was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini. It was the 10th manned Gemini flight, the 18th manned American flight and, including X-15 flights over 100 km, the 26th spaceflight of all time.-Crew:...
, Apollo 8Apollo 8 was the first human spaceflight mission to achieve a velocity sufficient to allow escape from the gravitational field of planet Earth; the first to be captured by and escape from the gravitational field of another celestial body; and the first crewed voyage to return to planet Earth from...
, and Apollo 13Apollo 13 was the third manned mission by NASA that was intended to land on the moon, but a mid-mission technical malfunction forced the lunar landing to be aborted. The crew members were commander James A. Lovell, command module pilot John L. "Jack" Swigert, and lunar module pilot Fred W....
; author of Lost MoonLost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 is a book written by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. Lovell was commander of the Apollo 13 moon landing mission and the book is a history of that mission...
; owner of Lovell's of Lake Forest
- Catherine Warren
Catherine Ann Warren is a beauty queen from Lake Forest, Illinois who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and the Miss International pageant....
, Miss Illinois USAThe Miss Illinois USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state Illinois in the Miss USA pageant.Illinois is one of the most successful states in the competition. It is one of only four states to have won four or more Miss USA titles and one of only three states to...
2006
- Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 projects, which resulted in more than 500 completed works....
, architectAn architect is trained and licensed in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e. chief builder...
; the Charles Glore Residence
- Ginevra King
Ginevra King was an American socialite, a Chicago, Illinois, debutante and the inspirational muse for several characters in the work of F. Scott Fitzgerald.-Early life:...
, American socialite, inspiration for many female characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald'sFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the Twenties...
work, notably Daisy Buchanan in The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published on April 10, 1925, it is set on Long Island's North Shore and in New York City during the summer of 1922 and is a critique of the American Dream....
- Sylvester Lind, founder of Lake Forest; key figure in the Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th century Black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists who aided the...
Works associated with Lake Forest
- Lay of the land (novel by Richard Ford: Frank Bascombe's in-laws are from Lake Forest)
- Ordinary People
Ordinary People is Judith Guest's first novel. Published in 1976, it tells the story of a year in the life of the Jarretts, an affluent suburban family trying to cope with the aftermath of two traumatic events....
(novel)
- Ordinary People
Ordinary People is a 1980 American film drama that marked the directorial debut of Robert Redford. The story concerns the disintegration of an upper middle class family in Lake Forest, Illinois, following the death of the oldest son...
(film)
- Four Friends (film)
- The Fury (film)
- Uncle Buck
Uncle Buck is a 1989 comedy-drama starring John Candy, Amy Madigan, Jean Louisa Kelly and Gaby Hoffmann, and co-stars Macaulay Culkin, Jay Underwood and Laurie Metcalf. The movie was written and directed by John Hughes. It received a PG rating from the MPAA and a 12 rating from the BBFC.-Plot:Bob...
(film)
- Miracle on 34th St. (1994) (film)
- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is a memoir by Dave Eggers released in 2000. It chronicles his stewardship of younger brother Christopher "Toph" Eggers following the cancer-related deaths of his parents....
- The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published on April 10, 1925, it is set on Long Island's North Shore and in New York City during the summer of 1922 and is a critique of the American Dream....
(novel by F. Scott FitzgeraldFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the Twenties...
)
- Official Preppy Handbook
The Official Preppy Handbook is a tongue-in-cheek humor reference guide written and edited by Lisa Birnbach. It describes an aspect of North American culture she styles as prepdom. In addition to insights on prep school life, it illuminates many aspects of upper-class, old money WASP society...
- Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Twelve is a 2004 heist film that takes place after the events of Ocean's Eleven , which was a remake of the 1960 film of the same name. Like its predecessor, the film is directed by Steven Soderbergh and used a celebrity ensemble cast. The film was released in the United States on December...
(film)
- A Wedding
A Wedding is a 1978 black comedy directed by Robert Altman, starring Carol Burnett, Lillian Gish, Geraldine Chaplin, Vittorio Gassman, Mia Farrow, Lauren Hutton, Craig Richard Nelson, Pam Dawber, Desi Arnaz, Jr., Paul Dooley, Dennis Christopher, and Howard Duff...
(film), directed by Robert Altman
- The Package
The Package was a 1989 Orion Pictures film directed by Andrew Davis. Set during the Cold War, this political thriller portrays an assassination conspiracy within both the U.S. and Soviet militaries...
(film)
- Gatsby's Girl (novel)
- Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a horror novel by Stephen King. It was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1984, and was later made into a film.-Plot summary:...
(novel by Stephen KingStephen Edwin King is an American writer of contemporary horror fiction, science fiction, fantasy literature, and screenplays. An estimated 300–350 million copies of King's novels and short story collections have been sold, and many of his stories have been adapted for film, television, and...
)
- The Placebo Effect (film)
- The Kitchen Boy
- The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge is the first film version of W. Somerset Maugham's 1944 novel. It was released in 1946 and stars Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, John Payne, Anne Baxter, Clifton Webb, Herbert Marshall, supporting cast Lucile Watson, Frank Latimore and Elsa Lanchester. Marshall plays Somerset Maugham...
- Class
Class is a 1983 American movie that was directed by Lewis John Carlino, the writer/director of the 1979 film The Great Santini. It features the film debuts of actors Andrew McCarthy, John Cusack, Virginia Madsen, Lolita Davidovich, and Alan Ruck....
(film)
- The Perfect Hour (literary biography)
- Damien: Omen II
Damien: Omen II, is a 1978 sequel to the iconic horror film The Omen and the second film in The Omen series. Set seven years after the first film, it was directed by Don Taylor and featured an all-star cast, including William Holden, Lee Grant, Sylvia Sidney, Lew Ayres, Robert Foxworth, and...
(film)
- It
It is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. The story is about seven children being terrorized by a shape-shifting, child-killing malevolent entity - known as "IT" - that takes the form of their deepest fears but primarily appears in the form of a clown, calling itself "Pennywise the...
(novel by Stephen KingStephen Edwin King is an American writer of contemporary horror fiction, science fiction, fantasy literature, and screenplays. An estimated 300–350 million copies of King's novels and short story collections have been sold, and many of his stories have been adapted for film, television, and...
), Lake Forest is mentioned early in the book
- This Old House
This Old House is an American home improvement magazine and television series which is aired on the American public broadcast network PBS that follows remodeling projects of houses over a number of weeks.-Overview:...
(TV show)
- Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a film produced by 20th Century Fox and released in 2005. It is the sequel to the family comedy film Cheaper by the Dozen . Shawn Levy, the director of the first film, did not return as director for this sequel, which was instead directed by Adam Shankman...
(film), Lake Forest is where Jimmy Murtaugh's children go to a private school
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 comedy film written and directed by John Hughes. It stars Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones and Jennifer Grey. The film was released by Paramount Pictures on June 11, 1986....
(film), parts of movie filmed in uptown Lake Forest
- The Death of the Detective (novel)
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Girls Just Want to Have Fun is a dance movie in the style of Footloose and Flashdance. For many years, Comedy Central, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network and ABC Family have aired the film...
(film), Sarah Jessica Parker's snobby rival Natalie is from Lake Forest
- The Unborn
The Unborn is the second album by Finnish melodic death metal band Mors Principium Est. A limited edition digipack version was also released, with two bonus tracks.-Track listing:# "Pure" – 6:08# "The Harmony Remains" – 4:51...
(film)
- Public Enemies
Public Enemies is a 2009 American crime film co-written and directed by Michael Mann. Set during the Great Depression, it focuses on the true story of FBI agent Melvin Purvis's attempt to stop criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd...
(film), parts of movie filmed in Barat College
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