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Special Solutions, Ltd., is one of Lake Forest, Illinois, leading private investigation firms that consistently provides companies, government entities, and private individuals with professional investigative and security consulting expertise. We have conducted hundreds of successful investigations worldwide and possess the skill-set that mirrors nothing but excellence and true resolve. 

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Special Solutions, Ltd., is one of the few companies that provides end-to-end high level investigative services--with follow-through.  When you engage us in Lake Forest, Illinois, you not only get highly trained and qualified investigators, but the support service you need to aggressively obtain correct information and intelligence. Our investigators add full support in all their investigative findings to further assist clients in making actionable decisions in the prevention, protection and preservation of life and property. Call us today in confidence for a free investigative consultation for Lake Forest, IL businesses and private persons. Call us at: 1 (847) 544-1513 

We render full-scale corporate investigative services & have world-wide resources to resolve any matter that may hinder a company's growth or reputation...

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John C. Frycek, PPS, LPD
President of SSL
CORPORATE INVESTIGATIONS

 

The scope of our investigations may include, but is not limited to, communications and computer or corporate espionage.  We are available to conduct investigations relating to corporate mergers and takeovers both on a domestic and international level. 

EXECUTIVE PROTECTION

 

In today’s Climate, Personal Protection is no longer a luxury it is a necessity. Crimes against corporate executives, celebrities and high worth individuals are on the rise. Security has become a fact of life. Protection Services. Special Solutions, Ltd.,  offers Professional Bodyguard and Executive Protection Services customized to meet our client’s needs. 

INFIDELITY 

 

During these turbulent times when a partner’s affection is directed towards another in a secretive and surreptitious manner, over-whelming grief and emotional distress can take place leaving one in need of direct and definitive evidence. "After all, this is your life we are talking about." 

FRAUD

 

Our agency works with major insurance companies, risk management and employers to investigate workers compensation claims. We investigate these claims to determine if in fact an employee has faked or exaggerated their injuries, has unreported income or employment at a second job, multiple claims under multiple identities.

TSCM BUG SWEEPS

 

Special Solutions, Ltd., provides professional Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM) services to clients throughout the United States, in addition to  select clientele in other countries. Our expertise includes Electronic Eavesdropping Detection for businesses, corporate executives, non-profit organizations, high net worth individuals, celebrities and private individuals. 

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

 

This sensitive service is handled by our criminal investigation division that is lead by some of the most competent investigators in the private sector. Made up of mostly former homicide police detectives, SSI can in pick up where local law enforcement has left off and give our clients proprietary attention during these sensitive times.

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We believe that we are on the face of the earth to assist private persons and businesses by gaining the truth by valid information during turbulent times.  We are constantly focusing on innovation and raising the bar on dedicated trusted service. We also stand behind each in every case matter with full resolve and satisfaction.  

 

 We believe in deep collaboration and cross-pollination in our sensitive and confidential field, which allow us to set higher standards in a way that others cannot. And frankly, we don't settle for anything less than excellence in every group in the company, and we have the self-honesty and dedication to uncover wrongs and preserve the innocence of truth and defensiveness. 

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5 E. College Drive Suite 102

Arlngton Heights, IL 60004

Email: john@specialsolutionsltd.com

1- (847) 544-1513
 

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John and his staff of seasoned investigators helped me out of a dark time in my business. Thank you for exposing the truth---you great sleuths!

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Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, IllinoisUnited States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 19,375.[4] The city is along the shore of Lake Michigan, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore.

Lake Forest was founded together with Lake Forest library; it was laid out as a town in 1900, and was a stop for travelers making their way north to Evanston. The Lake Forest City Hall, designed by Charles Sumner Frost, was completed in 1998. It originally housed the fire department, the Lake Forest Library, and city offices.[5] The city used restrictive covenants to bar "African-Americans and Jews from purchasing property in Lake Forest", a practice that "continued at least until the 1960s", but which seems to have been "greatly diminished" by the 1990s.

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Geography

Lake Forest is located in the North Shore area of Chicago, at 42°14′5″N 87°51′3″W (42.234788, -87.851042).[7]

According to the 2010 census, Lake Forest has a total area of 17.246 square miles (44.67 km2), of which 17.18 square miles (44.50 km2) (or 99.62%) is land and 0.066 square miles (0.17 km2) (or 0.38%) is water.[8]

History

The Potawatomi inhabited Lake County before the United States Federal Government forced them out in 1836 as part of Indian Removal of tribes to areas west of the Mississippi River.[9]

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As Lake Forest was first developed in 1857, the planners laid roads that would provide limited access to the city in an effort to prevent outside traffic and isolate the tranquil settlement from neighboring areas. Though the town is considerably more accessible today, due in part to the extensive new construction taking place further west, the much smaller neighborhood of eastern Lake Forest, near the coast of Lake Michigan, remains relatively secluded. It is one of the most scenic, historical, and architecturally significant suburbs of Chicago. These neighborhoods include estates and homes designed by distinguished architects such as Howard Van Doren ShawDavid AdlerFrank Lloyd Wright, Arthur Heun, Jerome Cerny, Henry Ives Cobb, and modernist George Fred Keck, among others. Landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Jens Jensen also designed projects in Lake Forest. Market Square, designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw, was completed in 1916 as a commercial center for Lake Forest.

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The secluded style of Lake Forest was intended as a form of protection. According to the president of the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society, the captains of industry and upper-class elite who first settled in Lake Forest sought a refuge from late 19th and early 20th-century Chicago. In their view, the city was overrun with immigrants from southern and eastern Europe who had dangerous socialist ideas and indulged in excessive alcoholic consumption.[9]

Country clubs became important centers of social activity in Lake Forest's early decades. The Onwentsia Club was, in the words of one writer, "the premiere social and sporting club in the Midwest".[9] In 1898, members held a plantation-themed party, dining on fried chicken, corn on the cob, and watermelon served by—in keeping with the party's theme—"little colored girls".[10] After-dinner entertainment included a minstrel show.[10] This was a period in United States history in which there was considerable interest in Southern culture and the mythical plantation society. Both the North and South were active in memorializing their contributions to the Civil War, as well as achieving a kind of reconciliation that, according to historian David W. Blight, pushed issues of race to the side.[11]

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One of Lake Forest's most notable features is its virgin prairies and other nature preserves. In 1967, a group of 12 long-time residents of Lake Forest formed a land conservationorganization, Lake Forest Open Lands Association.[12] Its express purpose was to purchase or otherwise set aside the rapidly disappearing open spaces in the city, in the interests of preserving animal habitat, restoring ecosystems, and providing environmental education for the city's children. In the next 38 years, the group managed to acquire more than 700 acres (2.8 km2) within the city limits, which now form six nature preserves with 12 miles (19 km) of walking trails open to the public.

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Preserved in perpetuity are wetlands, original pre-1830 prairie, woodland, and savanna, all within the community. The restoration of these lands is celebrated by an annual "Bagpipes and Bonfire" event in September, which started as a community event in which controlled fires were burned to clear underbrush and preserve the savannah. From an early time, the playing of bagpipes has accompanied the community gathering, as the town had numerous Scots-Irish residents in its early years. This has also been an annual fundraising event for Lake Forest Open Lands Association.[13]

The Ragdale Foundation, an artists' community and residence, is located in Lake Forest. Formerly Howard Van Doren Shaw's summer retreat and built in 1897, the estate has accommodated notable artist Sylvia Shaw Judson.

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In 1992, Lake Forest gained national attention when it attempted to ban the sale of offensive music to anyone under the age of 18.[14] City council members used existing ordinances against obscenity—defined in the codes as "morbid interest in nudity, sex or excretion"—to buttress their campaign.[14] Mayor Charles Clarke stated, "If they sell an obscene tape to somebody underage, we will prosecute."[14] The person who came up most frequently in discussions of obscene content was Ice-T, a rapper who has since also performed as an actor.

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Lake Forest has been named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation in recognition of its commitment to community forest. As of 2006, Lake Forest had received this national honor for 26 years.[citation needed] The actor Mr. T notably angered the town by cutting down more than 100 oak trees on his estate, in what is now referred to as the "Lake Forest Chain Saw Massacre."[15]

Commercial development

 

Market Square

 

Former Marshall Field's at Market Square; closed as of January 2008

 

Entrance to department store on Market Square, documenting name change; closed as of January 2008

Commercial development in Lake Forest is focused in three areas, two of which have public railway stations. The central business district includes a Metra commuter railroad station on the Union Pacific/North Line. It extends beyond Market Square, providing a mixture of retail, banking, and professional services, as well as restaurants. Market Square is composed of a wide variety of shops and restaurants, including TalbotsWilliams-SonomaJ.Crew, and Einstein Bros. Bagels. The business district to the west includes a Metra commuter railroad station on the Milwaukee District/North Line. It extends beyond Settlers' Square to provide a mixture of retail, banking and professional services, as well as restaurants. A third area of business development, consisting mostly of corporate and office space, has been developed along the city's northwestern border with the Tri-State Tollway.

The headquarters of Fortune 500 companies TennecoBrunswick, and Hospira are located in Lake Forest; Covered Logistics, IDEXPackaging Corporation of AmericaPactivPrestone, and Trustmark also have their headquarters in Lake Forest, while W. W. Grainger and BFG Technologies are located in unincorporated Lake County, near Lake Forest. The Chicago Bears training facility and headquarters, Halas Hall, opened in 1997 in west Lake Forest, and the Chicago Fire now train at the Bears' previous facility located on the campus of Lake Forest.

Lake Forest is the base for Linking Efforts Against Drugs (LEAD),[16] a national organization aimed at discouraging youth from getting involved in drugs. It empowers parents and community members to encourage the drug-free choice.

Top employers

According to Lake Forest's 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[17] the top employers in the city are:

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