[mikeelm]

While I generally think of the towns on the lake being the so called North Shore towns, I often hear Skokie, Northbrook also being referred as part of the North Shore inspite the fact they're west of the towns on the lake.

Why is that?

[Marcu]

While I generally think of the towns on the lake being the so called North Shore towns, I often hear Skokie, Northbrook also being referred as part of the North Shore inspite the fact they're west of the towns on the lake.

Why is that?

I'm not sure there's city-wide consensus in Chicago on what the north shore really is. It seems somewhat arbitrary to stick to municipal boundries, but they do play a role. I generally consider the north shore as the older and more established, less sprawling, more quaint areas north of chicago. Homes generally go for over $1mi.l So Wilmette, Winetka, Glencoe, Highland Park, etc. Northbrook is in part spillover from the north shore. It also doesn't really have the same character however. Skokie to me is completely different.

[trvlr70]

While I generally think of the towns on the lake being the so called North Shore towns, I often hear Skokie, Northbrook also being referred as part of the North Shore inspite the fact they're west of the towns on the lake.

Why is that?

Some people also include a few inland suburbs such as Skokie, Deerfield, Lincolnshire, Northfield and Northbrook into what is considered Chicago's North Shore because of their contiguity and affluence. However, most local insiders still consider the North Shore to be comprised of only the older suburbs (already fully deloveped prior to World War 2) and those immediately adjacent to the lake from Evanston to Lake Bluff.

[MayorOfChicago]

^ I agree with both of you.

People who refer to the inland cities as "North Shore" are speaking so in a wealth sense, not geography.