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Download In State Plane Projection Here ** In addition to the Tax Parcel polygons feature class, the hyperlink download above also contains a parcel point data layer ** Parcel boundaries are developed from deeds, plats of subdivision and other legal documents going back to the mid 1800's, following generally accepted practices used in Public Land Survey System states, and following guidelines established by the Illinois Department of Revenue and the International Association of Assessment Officials. Lake County's parcel coverage is based on resolving the accumulated evidence of all of the legal documents surrounding a particular parcel or subdivision, and not the result of a countywide resurvey. These parcel boundaries are intended to be a visual inventory of property for tax and other administrative purposes; they are not intended to be used in place of an on-site survey or for the precise determination of property corners or PLSS features based on GIS coordinates. In Illinois, only a registered professional land surveyor is authorized to determine boundary locations. Included are the tax parcel boundaries, represented as polygons and centroids, for all changes resulting from legal records submitted to the Recorder of Deeds up to December 31st of the preceding year, as well as any court orders, municipal annexations and other transactions which impact the tax parcel boundaries. NOTE: The ONLY attribute included is the Property Index Number, or PARCEL_NUM. Additional assessment attribute data can be downloaded here This parcel layer is used for tax assessment purposes and for a variety of other local government functions. It changes often, both spatially and in its attribution, based on divisions or consolidations, the sale of property and other transactions. Example: PIN 08-17-304-014 can be interpreted as follows: Township 08, Section 17, Block 304, Parcel 014. Note that the first digit of block, "3" in this example, signifies that the parcel lies in quarter section 3. The quarter sections are labeled from 1 through 4, representing the northwest, northeast, southwest and southeast quarter sections, respectively. Update Frequency: This dataset is updated on a weekly basis.

Download In State Plane Projection Here. This is our working version of the Lake County boundary. Although technically the county's eastern border extends eastward into Lake Michigan to the state line where Illinois meets Michigan, we routinely use the Lake Michigan shoreline as our eastern boundary for mapping purposes. The north, west and south boundaries are based on a compilation of survey data which aligns well, but not perfectly, with the border as mapped by neighboring counties and the State of Wisconsin, which forms the northern boundary of the county. Update Frequency: This dataset is updated on a weekly basis.

These address points were developed for a myriad of uses including general public geocoding in Lake County web sites and NG-911 emergency dispatch. All addresses are reviewed on a monthly basis against the United States Post Office delivery database to ensure that they are still active. New addresses are added at this time or earlier if they are made known to Lake County GIS by local data partners. Attributes DiscrpAgID through Elev reflect the NENA NG-911 / State of Illinois GIS Data model. Additional local data fields have also been included. The fields LSt_PreDir, LSt_Name, LSt_Type and LSt_PosDir are formatted according to United States Postal Service standards.

Download In State Plane Projection Here. Municipal boundaries are based on annexations, court orders and other legal documents filed in the office of the Recorder of Deeds. Mapping is based on the legal descriptions from those documents, which relate to existing parcel boundaries or to the underlying PLSS. Important attributes include "Type" which contains an "I" if the polygon represents an incorporated area, and a "U" if unincorporated. The municipality name for "I" type polygons is included in the attribute "NAME1." Update Frequency: This dataset is updated on a weekly basis.

The Lake County Data Extract provides parcel characteristics and tax information for all properties located in Lake County, Illinois. Casual users can find the standalone Tax Parcel Boundary Data above and Parcel Attribute Data here. The information contained in the extract is "as is", and Lake County does not in any way guarantee the correctness or accuracy of the information contained therein.

Download In State Plane Projection Here The Lake County Wetland Inventory (LCWI) maps natural and artificial wetlands meeting definitions established by the federal agencies who work with the Lake County Geographic Information System staff to periodically review and update it. These agencies include the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The 1989 federal wetland delineation standards for offsite wetland mapping are used. This data was last published in March of 1993. This update includes changes to the previous version of LCWI including: adjust current wetland boundaries to omit development, including roads; to fine tune boundary placement where that was intended by the original delineation, in some cases, adjust the wetland to photographic features / signature; delete wetlands which the committee decided were mapped in error - for example, trees which were mistaken for wet areas; create polygons for newly delineated artificial wetlands; and newly delineated wetlands or farmed wetlands caused by the continued deterioration of the agricultural drain tile system and increased runoff due to urbanization. The LCWI is a useful tool for general planning and review purposes, but it does not take the place of an on-site delineation by a certified wetland specialist. High resolution (1" = 100') orthorectified aerial imagery captured in April 2002 was used as the base for this update. Other data used as reference for this update include: 2004 SOIL SURVEY GEOGRAPHIC (SSURGO) DATABASE FOR LAKE COUNTY, IL - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service; HYDROLOGY2002 - Lake County GIS/Map Division; 2' topography (CONTOURS) - Lake County GIS/Map Division; and various years of historical aerial photography for clarification. By using the more recent higher resolution photography, the resulting updated wetland boundaries are more accurate then the original boundaries published in 1993.

Download In State Plane Projection Here. Boundaries of designated high quality ADID wetlands established as a result of a formal process under the direction of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Part 404(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act authorizes the USEPA and the US Army Corps of Engineers to identify in advance of specific permit requests aquatic sites which will be considered as areas generally unsuitable for disposal of dredged or fill material. This process is called an Advanced Identification or ADID. Under the ADID process identification of an area as generally unsuitable for fill does not prohibit applications for permits to fill in these areas. Therefore the ADID designation of unsuitability is advisory not regulatory. An ADID designation lets a potential applicant know in advance that a proposal to fill such a site is not likely to be consistent with the 404(b)(1) guidelines, and the USEPA will probably request permit denial. ADID wetland information is also useful in watershed planning, land use planning, public land acquisition programs, natural resource studies and other purposes. The wetland selection criteria and methodology are documented in the publication entitled "Advanced Identification (ADID) Study, Lake County, Illinois. Final Report, November 1992" which is included in this download. Boundaries were delineated by the ADID project team on orthophotograph background with an intended usage scale of 1" = 400', a scale ratio of 1:4800.

Download In State Plane Projection Here. Landmark (Facility Site) point and polygons utilize the Esri Local Government Information model to structure the attribute data. Point features are updated on an as-needed basis. Update Frequency: This dataset is updated on a weekly basis.

1861 Lake County Map

This three inch pixel resolution color aerial photography was flown between March 8 and March 17, 2020. The files are provided in TIF format which is supported by most GIS and CAD software packages. Its intended usage for viewing is 1" = 100'. The photography has been orthorectified to meet National Map Accuracy Standards for its capture scale. The images are georeferenced to the Illinois State Plane, Eastern Zone. The data set is tiled for dissemination into separate tiles, each of which is 5280 feet (1 mile) on a side.This imagery is provided on an as-is basis, with no guarantees of accuracy or suitability for any particular purpose. Lake County, Illinois, assumes no responsibility for conclusions or decisions reached on the basis of this data.This dataset is projected using the Transverse Mercator map projection. The grid coordinate system used is the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System, East Zone (Zone Number Zone 3776, FIPS 1201), with ground coordinates expressed in U.S. Survey Feet.

Countywide Township and Municipality Boundaries

Countywide atlas maps broken out by 1 mile x 1 mile grid cells. This grid layout is recognized by Lake County Sheriff, municipal enforcement, and other government entites and serves as a common operating picture for producing this product.

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** The Street Centerline feature class now follows the NG911/State of Illinois data specifications including a StreetNameAlias table. The download hyperlink above also contains a full network topology for use with the Esri Network Analyst extension **

These street centerlines were developed for a myriad of uses including E-911, as a cartographic base, and for use in spatial analysis.

This coverage should include all public and selected private roads within Lake County, Illinois. Roads are initially entered using recorded documents and then later adjusted using current aerial photography. This dataset should satisfy National Map Accuracy Standards for a 1:1200 product.

These centerlines have been provided to the United States Census Bureau and were used to conflate the TIGER road features for Lake County. The Census Bureau evaluated these centerlines and, based on field survey of 109 intersections, determined that there is a 95% confidence level that the coordinate positions in the centerline dataset fall within 1.9 meters of their true ground position.

The fields PRE_DIR, ST_NAME, ST_TYPE and SUF_DIR are formatted according to United States Postal Service standards.

Update Frequency: This dataset is updated on a weekly basis.

Download In State Plane Projection Here. The pavement boundaries were traced from aerial photography taken between April 13 and April 26, 2002 and then updated from photography taken between March 15 and April 25, 2018. This dataset should meet National Map Accuracy Standards for a 1:1200 product. Lake County staff reviewed this dataset to ensure completeness and correct classification. In the case of a divided highway, the pavement on each side is captured separately. Island features in cul-de-sacs and in roads are included as a separate polygon.These building outlines were traced from aerial photography taken between April 13 and April 26, 2002 and then updated from successive years of photography. The most recent aerial photography was flown between March 11 and April 12, 2017. This dataset should meet National Map Accuracy Standards for a 1:1200 product. All the enclosed structures in Lake County with an area larger than 100 square feet as of April 2014 should be represented in this coverage. It should also be noted that a single polygon in this dataset could be composed of many structures that share walls or are otherwise touching. For example, a shopping mall may be captured as one polygon. Note that the roof area boundary is often not identical to the building footprint at ground level. Contributors to this dataset include: Municipal GIS Partners, Inc., Village of Gurnee, Village of Vernon Hills.

Link to Lake County, IL website.

Click here to access the data directly from the Illinois State Geospatial Data Clearinghouse.This page from the Illinois Geospatial Data Clearinghouse includes download links for the following Lake County datasets specific to the 2017 LiDAR capture:BreaklinesLASTile IndexDerivativesMetadata

Download In State Plane Projection Here. Lake County is governed by the 19 elected members of the County Board each representing a single district. Update Frequency: This dataset is updated on a weekly basis.

An in-depth description of the LCWI GIS dataset outlining terms of use, update frequency, attribute explanations, and more.

Download In State Plane Projection Here. Park district boundaries are based on legal documents filed in the office of the Recorder of Deeds and on court orders. Mapping is based on the legal descriptions from those documents, which relate to existing parcel, municipal, township and PLSS features. Attributes include the district name, address and district number. Update Frequency: This dataset is updated on a weekly basis.