Lake Forest

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 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 Charles Sumner Frost, was completed in 1898 and originally housed the fire department, the Lake Forest Library, and city offices. Lake Forest is among the wealthiest cities in the United States.GeographyLake Forest is located in the North Shore area of Chicago, at (42.234788, -87.851042).According to the 2010 census, Lake Forest has a total area of 17.246sqmi, of which 17.18sqmi (or 99.62%) is land and 0.066sqmi (or 0.38%) is water.