North Shore boundaries

Where do you place the almost elusive like boundaries of the North Shore? Sure we can all agree it north of Chicago on Lake Michigan. But where specifically? Some real estate folks call their sites "North Shore" even though they are well inland...to cash in on the panache of the name. North Shore magazine meanwhile covers not only the North Shore, but the whole North and NW suburban area. Traditonalists will tell you the North Shore suburbs must be along the lake from Evanston to Lake Bluff. These folks often see Evanston as a transition between North Shore and city. Highwood is viewed as being on the North Shore but not of the North Shore. Others are comfortable including suburbs one town in from the lake: Glenview, Northfield, Northbook, Deerfield. Except for the lack of lakefront, these towns are very much like lakefront communities and are integregally tied to it. Skokie, though one town in from the lake, doesn't seem to get North Shore status, although Old Orchard has long been viewed as the North Shore's shopping center. As North Shore applies to life style and income more than geography, it would be rare to see anyone give North Chicago or Waukegan the status of a North Shore location, terribly snobby though that may be. SO, WHERE DO YOU PLACE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE NORTH SHORE?>