Lake Bluff, Illinois Lake Bluff, Illinois Lake Bluff Village Hall Location of Lake Bluff inside Illinois Location of Lake Bluff inside Illinois Wikimedia Commons: Lake Bluff, Illinois Lake Bluff is a village in Shields Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States.
The first to claim territory inside the region known as Lake Bluff, appeared in 1836 with their son Henry.
The Lake Bluff Camp Meeting Association was formed and the little settlement of Rockland was retitled "Lake Bluff." A 10-acre lake in the center of town, Artesian Lake, provided additional recreational opportunities.
In 1895, Lake Bluff ensured its future as a suburb and incorporated as a village.
During the First World War, Lake Bluff was proclaimed the "most patriotic small town in America" for the accomplishments of the inhabitants in supporting the Red Cross and purchasing an ambulance to send to France.
In the 1920s, Lake Bluff made great plans to join the other North Shore suburbs in the race to attract new homes and burgeoning families.
Lake Bluff is positioned in the North Shore region at 42 17 N 87 51 W (42.281, -87.849). According to the 2010 census, Lake Bluff has a total region of 4.057 square miles (10.51 km2), of which 4.05 square miles (10.49 km2) (or 99.83%) is territory and 0.007 square miles (0.02 km2) (or 0.17%) is water. It is bordered by Lake Michigan on the east, Naval Station Great Lakes to the north, Lake Forest to the south, and Libertyville to the west.
Route 41 passes through the portion of the village, and directly west of Lake Bluff is Interstate 94, both highways providing access for commuters to Chicago or Milwaukee.
Lake Bluff Metra Station Until its bankruptcy in 1964, the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee electric interurban barns between Chicago's "Loop" and Milwaukee had a stop in Lake Bluff.
As of 2007, the Union Pacific Railroad (formerly the Chicago and North Western Railway and later the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company) still runs through Lake Bluff.
Although not a passenger rail line, the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway "Outer Belt Line" also has trackage in Lake Bluff.
Lake Bluff East Elementary School, originally known as "Lake Bluff School", was the first school in Lake Bluff.
In 1963, Lake Bluff West Elementary School was assembled for kids living in west Lake Bluff (unincorporated Knollwood).
In 1967, Lake Bluff Central Elementary School was constructed for students in north Lake Bluff.
The new Lake Bluff Elementary School (grades K-5) opened on September 28, 2009.
Additions and remodeling were also made to the Lake Bluff Middle School (grades 6-8).
The cost of the new Lake Bluff Elementary School was approximately $20 million and is 82,000 square feet (7,600 m2).
Lake Bluff Middle School will soon be renovated in 2016 with two new classroom wings, a new library, cafeteria, and a Makerspace.
Lake Bluff Elementary School (Kindergarten through 5th grade) Lake Bluff Middle School (6th undertaking through 8th grade) Lake Bluff high school students attend either Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest, or Libertyville High School in Libertyville, Illinois, depending on their address.
Lake Bluff West Elementary School (closed in 1994, now serves as rental office space) Lake Bluff Central Elementary School (closed and completed in 2008) Lake Bluff East Elementary School (closed in 2009, completed in 2010) The Lake Bluff History Museum provides a place to learn about Lake Bluff's past.
Their mission is to keep Lake Bluff history alive by researching and preserving historical information, creating interest in and sharing knowledge of small-town history, inspiring broad participation in affairs supporting this mission and embodying the spirit and pride characteristic of Lake Bluff. The exhibition sponsors a range of programs and fundraisers that support its mission.
Every alternating year the Lake Bluff History Museum organizes a "Ghost Walk" around Halloween to jubilate their haunted history.
Every summer Lake Bluff is the host of the Bluffinia concerts on the village green.
Each year Lake Bluff organizes a notable parade on Independence Day sponsored by the Lake Bluff July 4 Committee with assistance from American Legion Post 510.
The comedy film A Wedding was filmed almost entirely in Lake Bluff, near the border between Lake Bluff and the Great Lakes Naval Facility.
The Academy Award-winning film Ordinary People was filmed mostly in neighboring Lake Forest and close-by Fort Sheridan and Highland Park, although some scenes were filmed in Lake Bluff.
Ray Bradbury chose Lake Bluff as the locale of his short story The Lake (1944).
The 1998 film Kissing a Fool used Lake Bluff's bluff as the back drop for the film's famous wedding scenes.
Teenage film New Port South, written by James Hughes, son of legendary Chicagoan filmmaker John Hughes, used Lake Bluff for its traditional suburban look.
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