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Lake County

Lake county is the northeastern-most county in Illinois and was spun off from McHenry County in 1839. It is bounded on the north by Wisconsin, Lake Michigan on the east, Cook County on the south and McHenry County on the west.

The original county seat of Burlington (now Libertyville) was moved to "Little Fort" two years later and renamed Waukegan--the Potawatomie Indian translation.

Lake county, as well as McHenry County, is blessed with the NE Illinois' Chain O' Lakes system. The chain includes Bluff Lake, Lake Catherine, Channel Lake, Fox Lake, Grass Lake, Lake Marie, Nippersink Lake, Petite Lake and Pistakee Lake with smallish Redhead Lake nestled in the southeast corner.

The county population on July 1, 1999, was 617,975, an increase of 101,557 over the 1990 census.

For information on county government, contact the National Association of Counties Web site.

Additional information is available at these pages:

Location:Waukegan Illinois

Other Illinois Counties nearby:
(Belvidere) Boone County
(Geneva) Kane County
(Waukegan) Lake County
(Woodstock) McHenry County

12/07 Coming to The Waukegan area
Dairy State Cheese and Beer Festival Kenosha WI April20 This fun-filled event includes cheese from around the state of Wisconsin, some of the area’s finest beers and live music.
North Shore Unitarian Church Art Fair Deerfield IL April27-28 NSUC's annual ART FAIR is a juried show featuring the original works of 65+ talented artists and artisans. The fine art and fine crafts exhibited include photography, painting, ceramics, glass, paper, woodwork, metalwork, jewelry, sculpture, fiber, clothing and mixed media. Exhibiting artists come from Illinois as well as from several surrounding states.
Redbud Trail Rendezvous Rochester IN April27-28 See living history of frontier Midwest America, historic camps, music and dance of the period, traditional crafts, food cooked over wood fires, blanket trading, tomahawk and muzzle-loading shooting contests. The village has 40 wooden booths, traditional crafts, blanket trading and muzzle loading shooting matches.
Montello's Fish-n-Fun Montello WI May3-5 Fly over the city in a helicopter, paddle down the Fox River like Marquette and Joliet in a guided canoe, munch on cotton candy between thrilling carnival rides, send the kids fishing with the pros on Montello Lake.
Chocolate Fest Long Grove IL May3-5 Dive into three days of nothing but CHOCOLATE! Mmm, chocolate strawberries, donuts, and much more! Every spring, the Village of Long Grove celebrates the existence of the world's best tasting antioxidant.
Lilac Time Art and Craft Fair Lombard IL May5 The Lilac Time Art and Craft Fair is held annually on St. Charles Road between Main and Elizabeth in downtown Lombard. All of the proceeds received from the craft booth rentals are donated to local charities. Features 140 craft exhibitors and 4000 attendees throughout the day.
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