Neighborhood Description Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, Illinois, United States. 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 together with Lake Forest College; it was laid out as a town in 1857 and was a stop for travelers making their way south to Chicago. The Lake Forest City Hall, designed by Charles Sumner Frost, was completed in 1898. It originally housed the fire department, the Lake Forest Library, and city offices iMove Chicago is your complete resource for Chicago apartments, lofts, condos, and homes in Lake Forest. Neighborhood Links Neighborhood Council Community Center Chamber of Commerce History of Other Resources in Hospitals Post Office Schools Grocery Stores Cool Places to Eat