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Lake Forest at a Glance
Population: 21,127
Number of Households: 7,253
Area: 17.1 square miles
County: lake
Townships: shields, moraine, libertyville, west Deerfield, Vernon
Government: council-manager
City Council: mayor and two aldermen from each of the city’s
four wards
Incorporated as a City: February 21, 1861 under special charter
Shopping & Service Areas: market square and the downtown
area are bounded by western, Vine, oakwood, and woodland
rd., including Deerpath Plaza and lake Forest Plaza; Far north
western avenue between woodland road and alden lane;
waukegan-everett-conway roads, including settlers square,
sunset corners and lake Forest Bank court.
Public Schools: three elementary schools, one middle school
and one high school.
Private Schools: two elementary-junior high schools, two high
schools and two four-year colleges.
Churches: 14 in lake Forest-lake Bluff area
Health Care: northwestern lake Forest hospital
Fire Protection: two stations, 37 paid firefighters (3 paid on-call).
Police Protection: 43 commissioned officers, 18 noncommissioned.
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A Place To Succeed
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
is an independent, Catholic college
preparatory school offering day and
boarding programs for young women in
grades 9-12 . Founded in 1858, Woodlands
is a member of the worldwide Network of
Sacred Heart Schools and the National
Coalition of Girls’ Schools.
Ambulance Service: 33 fire fighters certified as paramedics.
Parks and Recreation: seven community parks, beach and
boat launch area, 18-hole golf course, year-round recreation
Department programs for all ages.
Library: 140,000 items, including books, magazines, audio
& video items, special services such as large-print books and
talking book program. automated services include online
public catalog, databases, internet and wireless access,
interlibrary loan service to over 600 area libraries through north
suburban library system. after-hours telephone (night owl)
and 24/7 online reference services (ask away) foreign language
assistance through Poly talk.
Senior Citizens: extensive program located in Dickinson hall at
the Grove cultural campus.
Community Center: community activities of public interest,
varied programming for all age groups and houses several
community groups.
Community Organizations: approximately 75 organizations
covering such interests as history, historic preservation, gardens,
antiques, government, sports, music, arts, theatre and more.
Rail Transportation: milwaukee District north line, union
Pacific north line
Distance from Chicago: 31 miles
Driving Time to Chicago: 50 minutes
the city of lake Forest’s Portion of tax Bill equals 22.4% ($0.902)
Tax Rate % of Total
$0.902 city of lake Forest (including library) 22.4%
0.998 school District #67 24.8%
1.069 school District #115 26.5%
0.464 lake county 11.5%
0.200 college of lake county 5.0%
0.124 north shore sanitary District 3.1%
0.200 lake county Forest Preserve 5.0%
0.048 shields township 1.2%
0.020 shields township road & Bridge 0.5%
$4.025 Totals 100.0%
sales tax Fiscal year 2010 revenue (1%) $1,843,000
retail sales calendar year 2009 estimated $197,484,000