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Lake County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026
County Board meets
Second Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m.
Meeting location
10th Floor, Lake County Administrative Tower, 18 N. County St., Waukegan, IL 60085.
County Clerk
Anthony Vega · 847-377-2400 · countyclerk@lakecountyil.gov
Agendas posted at
https://www.lakecountyil.gov/117/County-Board
Chair, County Board
Lake County Board, 19 members elected from single-member districts, which chooses its Chair from among its members. Chair: Sandy Hart (confirmed unchanged from the December 2025 directory).

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Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (4)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (41)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (44)
  • Adlai E Stevenson Hsd 125
  • Antioch Ccsd 34
  • Aptakisic-Tripp Ccsd 102
  • Bannockburn SD 106
  • Beach Park Ccsd 3
  • Big Hollow SD 38
  • Chsd 117
  • Chsd 128
  • Deerfield SD 109
  • Diamond Lake SD 76
  • Emmons SD 33
  • Fox Lake Gsd 114
  • Fremont SD 79
  • Gavin SD 37
  • Grant Chsd 124
  • Grass Lake SD 36
  • Grayslake Ccsd 46
  • Grayslake Chsd 127
  • Gurnee SD 56
  • Hawthorn Ccsd 73
  • Kildeer Countryside Ccsd 96
  • Lake Bluff Esd 65
  • Lake Forest Chsd 115
  • Lake Forest SD 67
  • Lake Villa Ccsd 41
  • Lake Zurich CUSD 95
  • Libertyville SD 70
  • Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103
  • Millburn Ccsd 24
  • Mundelein Cons Hsd 120
  • Mundelein Esd 75
  • North Chicago SD 187
  • North Shore SD 112
  • Oak Grove SD 68 Green Oaks
  • Rondout SD 72
  • Round Lake CUSD 116
  • Twp Hsd 113
  • Warren Twp Hsd 121
  • Wauconda CUSD 118
  • Waukegan CUSD 60
  • Winthrop Harbor SD 1
  • Woodland Ccsd 50
  • Zion Esd 6
  • Zion-Benton Twp Hsd 126

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Drainage (6)
  • Avon Fremont Drainage District 1
  • Grubb School Drainage District
  • Seavey Drainage District
  • Slocum Lake Drainage District
  • Squaw Creek Drainage District
  • Union Drainage District 1 (West Fork)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Fire Protection (19)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Flood Control (4)
  • Beach Park Drainage District
  • East Skokie Drainage District
  • West Deerfield-Northfield Union Drainage District 1
  • West Skokie Drainage District (Middle Fork)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Health (3)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (3)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Library (13)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Multi-Purpose (1)
  • Fox Waterway Agency

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Parks & Recreation (21)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Ports (1)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Sewer (5)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Solid Waste (1)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Water Supply (2)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

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