<p>Hudsonvalley, the Metra web site may tell you something, but those of us in the Chicago area know a bit more. It’s a good half hour by car north of Evanston. Lake Forest is a well-to-do suburb, but it’s not “close to” Chicago any more than North Central College in Naperville is “close to Chicago.” I mean, it’s close to Chicago in the sense that it’s a suburb, but it’s no by means right there where the action is.</p>