Local Wiki
Lake County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 15, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Commissioners: generally third Wednesday of the month at 10:00 AM. Council: second Tuesday of each month at 8:00 AM (preceded by a Study Session the Thursday prior at 8:00 AM).
- Meeting location
- Lake County Government Center, 2293 N. Main Street, Crown Point, IN 46307. Commissioners meet in the Commissioners' Courtroom; Council meets in Council Chambers (both 3rd Floor).
- County Auditor
- Peggy Holinga-Katona · 2293 N Main St., Crown Point, IN 46307 · 219-755-3901 (FAX 219-755-3023) · katonpx@lakecountyin.org
- Agendas posted at
- https://lakecountyin.gov/departments/council
- Board of Commissioners & County Council
- Board of Commissioners, 3 members elected by district: Kyle W. Allen, Sr. (D1), Jerry Tippy (D2), Michael C. Repay (D3). County Council, 7 members: President Christine Cid (D5), Vice President Ronald G. Brewer, Sr. (D2), David Hamm (D1), Charlie Brown (D3), Pete Lindemulder (D4), Ted F. Bilski (D6), Randy Niemeyer (D7).
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)
- East Chicago (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Hobart
- Lake Station
- Whiting (official website, opens in a new tab)
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
Towns (11)
- Cedar Lake (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Dyer
- Griffith (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Highland (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Lowell
- Munster
- New Chicago (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Schererville
- Schneider
- St. John (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Winfield (official website, opens in a new tab)
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 (16)
- Crown Point Community School Corp
- Gary Community School Corp
- Griffith Public Schools
- Hanover Community School Corp
- Lake Central School Corporation
- Lake Ridge New Tech Schools
- Lake Station Community Schools
- Merrillville Community School Corp
- River Forest Community Sch Corp
- School City of East Chicago
- School City of Hammond
- School City of Hobart
- School City of Whiting
- School Town of Highland
- School Town of Munster
- Tri-Creek School Corporation
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only