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Top 7 Lake County Questions This Week (October 5 to 11)

October 2026 · 7 min read

These are the 7 questions people searched most about Lake County this week (October 5 to 11), each answered in a few sentences. Every answer has its own page with sources on the Questions page.

1. Where are the Lake County Fairgrounds in Illinois?

The Lake County Fairgrounds & Event Center is at 1060 East Peterson Road in Grayslake, Illinois. It is home to the annual Lake County Fair, a five day summer event run by the nonprofit Lake County Fair Association, and the 98th fair is set for July 28 to August 1, 2027. Outside fair week the grounds host events all year.

Full answer and sources, or see it with the rest of that day's questions.

2. How do I look up a property on the Lake County, IL GIS map?

Lake County, Illinois runs a free online map called Lake County Maps Online, built and kept up by the county's GIS Division. gov/mapsonline, accept the disclaimer, and zoom to the parcel you want. The county's GIS page also links a Tax Parcel Viewer, a Historic Parcels map, Historic Aerials and the 1840 Federal Township Plats, so you can see how a lot has changed over time.

Full answer and sources, or see it with the rest of that day's questions.

3. Where can you play golf in Buffalo Grove?

Buffalo Grove has two public golf courses, Buffalo Grove Golf Club and the Arboretum Club, and both are owned and operated by the Village of Buffalo Grove. Each course has a restaurant open to the public, and the village offers resident discounts at both. Tee times can be booked online through the village's golf services page.

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4. How do I search recorder of deeds records in Lake County, IL?

In Lake County, IL, deeds, mortgages and releases are kept by the Recording Division of the Lake County Clerk's Office, the office most people still search for as the Recorder of Deeds. Its records date back to 1844 and also include plats of subdivision, liens and releases, annexation ordinances and Uniform Commercial Code filings. You can view deeds, mortgages and releases free at the office on the 6th floor of 18 N.

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5. Is there a farmers market in Buffalo Grove?

Yes. m. m.

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6. What county is Buffalo Grove, IL in?

Buffalo Grove, Illinois sits in two counties, Lake County and Cook County. A Cook County hazard mitigation annex for the village describes the split as roughly the top three-quarters of the village in Lake County and the bottom quarter in Cook County. The village was incorporated in 1958 on 58 acres at the north edge of Cook County.

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7. Where are the dog parks in Lake County, IL?

The Lake County Forest Preserves run five off-leash dog areas in Lake County, Illinois: Duck Farm in Lake Villa, Independence Grove in Libertyville, Lakewood in Wauconda, Prairie Wolf in Lake Forest and Waukegan Savanna in Waukegan. Dogs can run, swim and play off-leash at each one. You need an annual or daily permit to enter, and one permit covers all five areas.

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