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Lake Forest, IL
CITY
Population:
20059 (2000 census) County:
Lake County
SCHOOLS
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Dave Eggers |
Author |
12-Mar-1970 |
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius |
| William Proxmire |
Politician |
11-Nov-1915 |
15-Dec-2005 |
US Senator from Wisconsin, 1957-89 |
| Adele Simmons |
Administrator |
21-Jun-1941 |
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President, MacArthur Foundation, 1989-99 |
| Pete Wilson |
Politician |
23-Aug-1933 |
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Governor of California, 1991-99 |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Mickey Cochrane |
Baseball |
6-Apr-1903 |
28-Jun-1962 |
Detroit Tigers catcher |
| Jim Dooley |
Football |
8-Feb-1930 |
8-Jan-2008 |
Chicago Bears Head Coach, 1968-71 |
| Pauline Frederick |
Journalist |
13-Feb-1906 |
9-May-1990 |
ABC and NBC reporter |
| J. Sterling Morton |
Government |
22-Apr-1832 |
27-Apr-1902 |
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1893-97 |
| Robert E. Wood |
Business |
13-Jun-1879 |
6-Nov-1969 |
Chairman of Sears, 1939-54 |
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