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Lake Forest Named Safest Place to Live in Illinois
A travel website also touted the city's peacefulness.

Lake Forest is the safest and most peaceful place to live in Illinois.
The sentiment is not just the attitude of the man residents who live in the city year-round, but the opinion of OnlyinYourState.com, a blog gaining momentum in pointing out the best things to do see in see in every state.
In counting down the ten “safest and most peaceful” places to live in Illinois, the website had only positive reviews.
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“Lake Forest continues to earn a spot on both the safest Illinois towns as well as towns with highest earners. The town is beautifully manicured and home to Lake Forest College. You are extremely unlikely to be a victim of crime, and certainly not violent crime.”
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A trio of W’s (Western Springs, Waterloo, Winfield) were next on the list, which snubbed all other North Shore municipalities.
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