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  2. Lincolnshire, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Lincolnshire is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States.It is a northern suburb of Chicago.Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,940. [3] Named after Lincolnshire, England, the village was incorporated on August 5, 1957, from the unincorporated Half Day area when land was purchased to build a residential subdivision.

  3. North Shore (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Map of northeastern Illinois showing the North Shore and surrounding areas. The North Shore consists of many affluent suburbs north of Chicago, Illinois, bordering the shores of Lake Michigan. These communities fall within suburban Cook County and Lake County. The North Shore's membership is often a topic of debate, and it includes some Chicago ...

  4. List of counties in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The most populous of these is Cook County, the second-most populous county in the United States and the home of Chicago, while the least populous is Hardin County. The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL.

  5. Chicago metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    312 Chicago - City (The Loop and central neighborhoods, e.g. the Near North Side) 773 Chicago - City (Everywhere else within the city limits, excluding central area) 872 Chicago - City (overlay for 312 & 773, effective November 7, 2009) 847/224 (North and Northwest Suburbs) 630/331 (Outer Western Suburbs) 708 (South and Near West Suburbs)

  6. Administrative divisions of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The administrative divisions of Illinois are counties, townships, precincts, cities, towns, villages, and special-purpose districts. [1] The basic subdivisions of Illinois are the 102 counties. [2] Illinois has more units of local government than any other state—over 8,000 in all. [3]

  7. Collar counties - Wikipedia

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    The collar counties are part of the Chicago metropolitan area and comprise many of the area's suburbs. While Lake County, Indiana, also borders Cook County, it is not typically included in the phrase "Collar Counties" due to different socioeconomic characteristics and positionality. After Cook County, the collar counties are also the next five ...

  8. Vernon Hills, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Vernon Hills is a suburb north of Chicago, Illinois in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 26,850 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ] Vernon Hills serves as a retail hub for its surrounding area ( Libertyville , Lake Forest , Mundelein , Long Grove , Lincolnshire and Buffalo Grove ).

  9. Community areas in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    A map of the 77 community areas, broken down by purported regions. While the areas have official use and definition, the color groupings are unofficial, and such "regions" may be defined differently, grouped differently, or not be used at all. The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes.