Long Lake, Illinois

About Long Lake

Long Lake, IL is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern Illinois.

Long Lake holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.18 square miles.

📰 Long Lake News Today

• Bald eagles spotted in Lake County, Illinois, Judd Hansen films birds on Long Lake between Round Lake and Fox Lake ABC7 Chicago · Dec 9
• Long Lake fire referendums face recount after ballot issue Alton Telegraph · Mar 23
• Long Lake, IL Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 9
• Settlement Reached in Long Lake Pollution Lawsuit Patch · Nov 28
• Paul Dreiske Obituary Oct 18, 2025 Davenport Family Funeral Homes And Crematory · Oct 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Illinois headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Long Lake Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Long Lake — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Long Lake

• Leo's Chicago Grill — regional
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Za Za's Steakhouse & Italian — steak house
• Bonus Round Pizza and Gaming — pizza
• China City — chinese
• Maravela's Banquets
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Sammie's — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Grant Township Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Long Lake

• Gavin Bog and Prairie · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Everbreeze Stanton Park reviews ★
• Long Lake Park reviews ★
• Pickerel Point Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Long Lake

• Gavin South Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Long Lake

🏘️ Nearby Communities