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THE LAKE FOREST FUNDS
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 497(j)
The undersigned on behalf of The Lake Forest Funds (the "Registrant") hereby
certifies that the form of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) would not have differed from that
contained in the Registrant's most recent post-effective amendment to its
registration statement. The text of such amendment to the registration statement
was filed electronically.
Dated: July 5, 2000
The Lake Forest Funds
By: /s/ Sheldon R. Stein
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Sheldon R. Stein
Assistant Secretary
