Lake Zurich, IL, Website

Lake Zurich, Illinois. The Village of Lake Zurich is located in southwestern Lake County approximately 37 miles from downtown Chicago. The Village is an established residential community, which traditionally served as a market center, and before that, as a popular summer resort.

The population has more than quadrupled since its earlier days, as the Village has shared in the economic growth from an expanding Chicago metropolitan area. Lake Zurich has developed into a community with above-average wealth and housing values, and an atmosphere that continues to draw more people every year.

The Village grew slowly after its incorporation. The Palatine and Lake Zurich and Wauconda Railroad were built in 1910, but the line was discontinued in 1920. Rand Road (now U.S. Route 12) was paved through town in 1922, and helped establish Lake Zurich, with its rural setting and 250-acre Lake, as a summer resort community.

Population growth accelerated after World War II, with the Village's population increasing from 850 in 1950 to the 18,104 residents that occupy Lake Zurich today.