Learn about the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which was signed into law to provide federal funding to local governments for response and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2023, the Lake County Board formed a new committee focused on determining the current state of broadband in Lake County and coming up with recommendations for improvement. The Committee will consider our resident’s access, affordability, and use in their work.
C-PACE is an innovative program that provides long-term, fixed-rate, non-recourse financing to private building owners for energy efficiency, renewable energy, water conservation, electric vehicle charging and resiliency projects to be installed in commercial buildings.
In 2021, the Lake County Board created a new Independent Ethics Commission to review, investigate, hear, and act on ethics complaints. The Commission was approved as part of a comprehensive update to the County’s Ethics & Conduct Code.
The purpose of the county’s legislative program is to pursue new laws and authorities, oppose laws that are believed to have a negative impact on county government and Lake County residents, and pursue funding from the State of Illinois and the federal government.
PA 102-1088, which went into effect on June 10, 2022, requires local governments (excluding municipalities and counties) to establish special committees to study their own efficiencies and then submit a report to their county board. Reports submitted to the County Board can be found on this web page.
Lake County and several public safety partners from across the county are exploring opportunities to consolidate many 911 centers into a few regional 911 centers to improve quality, efficiency, and provide cost savings.
Furthering our efforts to support the environment and promote sustainability, Lake County has implemented a program that prohibits the purchase, sale and distribution of single-use plastics of food service items within County government operations, which includes cafeteria operations, coffee kiosk and vending machines at all County government sites.
Lake County’s Strategic Plan, which serves as our road map over the next several years, identifies five strategic goals related to transportation, sustainability, healthy communities, economic opportunities and public safety. We report our progress on the plan bi-annually.