Highland Park, Illinois

Highland Park is a city located in Lake County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 31,365. Highland Park is one of several towns on the North Shore of Chicago characterized by its affluence and its large Jewish population.

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Lake County, Illinois - 2000 - North Shore - Chicago - Jew

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Highland Park has several attractions including a downtown shopping district and Ravinia Festival Park. The summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Ravinia Festival operates most summer evenings, featuring concerts of many different genres on its 5 acre (20,000 m²) lawn and 3,500 seat pavilion, or in a smaller enclosed auditorium for less popular performances.

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Ravinia Festival - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Acre

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Highland Park has several houses and buildings on the state and national register of historic places, including the Willits House by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Willits House - Frank Lloyd Wright

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Highland Park has been filmed in, or been a setting of, several movies including Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Risky Business, Weird Science, Lucas, Kicking and Screaming, and Shattered Glass. It also was the setting for the 2000/2001 Fox and PBS documentary show American High.

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Risky Business - Kicking and Screaming - American High

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