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Historically, the '''North Shore''' referred to the area serviced by the now defunct [[Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad]], which ran along [[Lake Michigan|Lake Michigan's]] western shore between [[Chicago]] and [[Milwaukee]] from 1896 until 1963. Today it refers to the suburbs north of Chicago along the lakefront. Now, as then, the area includes many of the most affluent communities in the [[Midwest]]. This area received much exposure in the [[1980s]] as the setting of many [[teen]] [[Film|movies]], particularly those of writer/director [[John Hughes (film director)|John Hughes]].

A few inland suburbs — e.g., [[Skokie, Illinois|Skokie]], [[Libertyville, Illinois|Libertyville]], [[Glenview, Cook County, Illinois|Glenview]], [[Deerfield, Illinois|Deerfield]], [[Lincolnshire, Illinois|Lincolnshire]], [[Northfield, Illinois|Northfield]] and [[Northbrook, Illinois|Northbrook]]—also are considered by somea small group of people to be part of the North Shore because of their contiguity and affluence. These suburbs are also home to various regional shopping destinations, including [[Westfield Old Orchard]], the Glen Town Center and [[Northbrook Court]] [[shopping malls]]. However, most locals insist that the North Shore comprises only the older suburbs (fully or substantially developed before [[World War II]] and certainly prior to the 1963 demise of the North Shore rail line) directly adjacent to the lake, not the younger (mostly developed after World War II), inland suburbs.

The North Shore is noteworthy for being one of the few remaining agglomerations of [[streetcar suburb]]s in the United States.