Knollwood facts

Knollwood is an unincorporated community of about 550 single-family homes, along with apartment buildings and businesses, located just west of the main part of the Village of Lake Bluff. Knollwood is bounded on the south by Route 176, on the north by Atkinson Road, on the east by Route 41, and on the west by Forest Knoll Avenue. Most of the community is residential.

Knollwood has Lake Bluff mailing addresses. Knollwood students attend Lake Bluff District 65 elementary schools and Lake Forest High School (District 115). Most of Knollwood is served by the Lake Bluff Park District. Because it is unincorporated, Knollwood is under the jurisdiction of Lake County for police patrol, building and zoning, and many other functions of government. Responsibility for maintenance of roads in the unincorporated area lies with the Township Road District (Shields Township in most of Knollwood; Libertyville Township west of Bayonne Avenue).

Historically speaking ...

The name "Knollwood" originated with Knollwood Farm, a large property located west of the current Waukegan Road and south of Rt. 176. About 1926 this property was sold and became the Knollwood Country Club. By that time the nearby community had become known as Knollwood as well. Though unincorporated, the streets in Knollwood were laid out by Lake Bluff village officials in the 1920s. The community was first subdivided as "The North Shore Properties" in 1934.