Lake, Illinois — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Lake during 2025.
Lake County indexed 608 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 695 approved and 0 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 100.0% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Activity was relatively distributed across Green Oaks (162), Island Lake (88), and Round Lake Heights (53).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
608
Projects with decisions
695
Approved actions
0
Denied actions
100.0%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayslake | 18 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Green Oaks | 162 | 179 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hainesville | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Highland Park | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Highwood | 29 | 37 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Island Lake | 88 | 107 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lake Villa | 52 | 63 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lakemoor | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Libertyville | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Long Grove | 3 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mettawa | 35 | 38 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mundelein | 42 | 46 | 0 | 100.0% |
| North Barrington | 20 | 24 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Old Mill Creek | 10 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Park City | 17 | 23 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Port Barrington | 15 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Round Lake Heights | 53 | 61 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Vernon Hills | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wadsworth | 34 | 37 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.