Calendar of Events
Seasonal celebrations and family festivals abound in Lake County, Illinois! Whether you're interested in Summer festivals, Fall apple picking, Winter carriage rides, or Spring gardening, your calendar will be full of fun things to do! Check out our Lake County, Illinois Calendar of Events.
Special Offers and Coupons
Lake County attractions, hotels, restaurants, and businesses offer valuable coupons to help make your trip as affordable as possible. Check out our Lake County, Illinois Special Offers and Coupons page.
Weather
Today's weather conditions in Lake County, Illinois are posted below. For additional area conditions, click to visit the Weather Channel.
Maps & Driving Directions
To generate an interactive map and driving directions, click here to visit MapQuest. Below are additional maps available for printing.
- Area Highway Map
- Chicago Radius Map
- Chicagoland Area Map
- Lake County Map
Traffic Conditions
For real-time traffic conditions, construction notices, road closures and highway cameras, visit Illinois Tollway, AccuTraffic or Lake County Passage Live Traffic. For additional public travel information, click here to visit the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Transportation
Below are some valuable resources for transportation in and around the Lake County area.
- American Taxi Dispatch, Inc.
American Taxi Dispatch, Inc. is the largest Suburban Taxi Dispatch Service in the United States. We have been proudly serving over 200 towns in the Chicagoland area for over 28 years. We offer low flat rates to and from O'Hare, Midway and the Loop, with our cars posted for immediate pick-up. We offer excellent local service and accept all major credit cards. Our service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Amtrak
1-800-USA-RAIL
- General Mitchell International Airport
Located off I-94 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Approximately 45 minutes from Lake County, Illinois.
- Metra Commuter Rail Service
(312) 322-6777 weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST or (312) 836-7000 weekends and evenings.
Metra lines that service Lake County:
Metra Union Pacific North Line,
Metra North Central Service,
Metra Milwaukee District North Line.
Ogilive Station located at Madison & Canal Streets, Chicago: (312) 496-4777. Union Station located at Canal Street, between Adams & Jackson, in Chicago: (312) 322-4269.
- Midway Airport
Located south of Chicago off Interstate 55. From Midway, take I-55 South/West toward St. Louis to I-294 North. Take I-294 to I-94 North into Lake County.
- O'Hare International Airport
Located northwest of Chicago. Follow signs from O'Hare toward I-294 North. Take I-294 to I-94 North into Lake County. Closest airport to Lake County, approximately 30 miles.
- Pace Suburban Bus Service
(847) 364-PACE
- Waukegan Regional Airport
The Waukegan Regional Airport is an aviation facility categorized as a reliever airport for O'Hare. It is the second busiest Illinois airport for international arrivals with U.S. customs, with a 6,000-foot ILS runway, state-of-the-art general aviation service facilities, and recently-installed radar in our control tower. Conveniently located between Chicago and Milwaukee.
- First Student Charter Bus Rentals
Count on First Student Charter Bus Rentals to provide a better way to get your group to their destination with safe, easy and affordable transportation. First Student makes the entire process, from estimating to execution, simple, smart and successful!
