Lake County Illinois government is committed to being an employer of choice.  The Human Resources Department is a cohesive team of multi-disciplinary human resource professionals.  These professionals are united in the desire to provide high quality customer service and support to employees, retirees and applicants. Human Resources reaches out to identify employee needs and strives for excellence in the continuous development and improvement of human resource services.

Lake County is situated between Chicago and Milwaukee on the shore of Lake Michigan and offers a variety of residential selections. Communities within the County range from wealthy suburban areas, bedroom suburbs, concentrated urban communities, small rural and semi-rural communities. There are three state parks in Lake County, four private colleges, two military installations and a large veteran's hospital. Most locations in the County are within one and one-half hours of the city of Chicago.

Lake County Illinois government offers wide and diverse career opportunities, including law enforcement, corrections, support for the criminal justice system, direct health care, nursing, counseling, maintenance of essential records, finance, engineering, information technology, water/wastewater treatment, solid waste management, highway maintenance, safety services, tax collection for other local governments and election administration among others.

The Human Resources Department includes recruitment, employee and labor relations, payroll, compensation and classification, employee benefits and organizational development and risk management.