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Guide reviewed Oct 13, 2026. Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website.

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First seen in 30 days
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  1. HVACHVAC recordLake Villa · ••• LAKE BREEZE CTIssuedNo value
  2. OtherOther recordSpring Grove · ••• N NORA PLIssuedNo value
  3. ElectricalElectrical recordRound Lake · ••• N HAINESVILLE RDIssuedNo value
  4. Fence & deckFence & deck recordGrayslake · ••• PORTIA RDIssuedNo value
  5. ElectricalElectrical recordLong Grove · ••• N CURTIS CTIssuedNo value
  6. ElectricalElectrical recordGurnee · ••• W ORCHARD VALLEY DRIssuedNo value
  7. OtherOther recordGurnee · ••• LIMB CTIssuedNo value
  8. RemodelRemodel recordZion · ••• N THEODORE CTClosedNo value
  9. OtherOther recordVernon Hills · ••• W WOODBINE CTIssuedNo value
  10. OtherOther recordLindenhurst · ••• MAPLEWOOD DRIssuedNo value
  11. OtherOther recordLake Zurich · ••• N OLD RAND RD #STE1IssuedNo value
  12. OtherOther recordLake Zurich · ••• PINE TREE ROWIssuedNo value
  13. OtherOther recordGurnee · ••• N EDGEWOOD DRIssuedNo value
  14. OtherOther recordLindenhurst · ••• GRANADA BLVDIssuedNo value
  15. OtherOther recordLake Zurich · ••• HIDDEN CREEK RDIssuedNo value
  16. OtherOther recordLindenhurst · ••• WOODLANE DRIssuedNo value
  17. OtherOther recordLake Zurich · ••• WHITE BIRCH LNIssuedNo value
  18. OtherOther recordLibertyville · ••• ELLEN WAYIssuedNo value
  19. OtherOther recordLindenhurst · ••• JEFFERSON DRIssuedNo value
  20. RemodelRemodel recordMundelein · ••• W SCHWERMAN RDClosedNo value
  21. OtherOther recordAntioch · ••• N MARY AVEIssuedNo value
  22. OtherOther recordLindenhurst · ••• JEFFERSON DRIssuedNo value
  23. OtherOther recordLake Zurich · ••• RUGBY RDIssuedNo value
  24. OtherOther recordLake Zurich · ••• E IL ROUTE 22IssuedNo value
  25. OtherOther recordLake Zurich · ••• N Old Rand RdIssuedNo value
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Census permit market

Lake County permit market,
September 2026.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates 102 new privately owned housing units were authorized by building permits in Lake County in September 2026, −12.1% from August 2026 and +13.3% from September 2025. That ranks #3 of 98 Illinois counties for the month.

Housing units authorized, September 2026
102
48 buildings · $56.1M construction value
Single-family
44
43% of units, 1-unit structures
Multifamily
58
2+ unit structures
Month over month
−12.1%
vs August 2026
Year over year
+13.3%
vs September 2025
Rank in Illinois
#3
of 98 counties, by units
Units authorized by monthSingle-familyMultifamily
Housing units authorized in Lake County, October 2025 to September 2026Stacked monthly columns: single-family units at the base, multifamily units above. The table below lists every value.075150October 2025: 87 units (40 single-family, 47 multifamily)Oct2025November 2025: 54 units (25 single-family, 29 multifamily)NovDecember 2025: 64 units (35 single-family, 29 multifamily)DecJanuary 2026: 51 units (19 single-family, 32 multifamily)Jan2026February 2026: 58 units (36 single-family, 22 multifamily)FebMarch 2026: 72 units (31 single-family, 41 multifamily)MarApril 2026: 126 units (69 single-family, 57 multifamily)AprMay 2026: 91 units (43 single-family, 48 multifamily)MayJune 2026: 105 units (59 single-family, 46 multifamily)JunJuly 2026: 119 units (49 single-family, 70 multifamily)JulAugust 2026: 116 units (49 single-family, 67 multifamily)AugSeptember 2026: 102 units (44 single-family, 58 multifamily)102Sep
Monthly figures as a table
Housing units authorized in Lake County, Census Building Permits Survey estimates
MonthTotal unitsSingle-familyMultifamily
September 20261024458
August 20261164967
July 20261194970
June 20261055946
May 2026914348
April 20261266957
March 2026723141
February 2026583622
January 2026511932
December 2025643529
November 2025542529
October 2025874047

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, county file co2609c.txt. Estimates of new privately owned housing units; they include imputation for permit offices that did not report. Not Permit Press records, and not a count of the permits in Permit Press feeds.

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  • Lake County building permit officeUnincorporated Lake County
  • Municipal building departmentsInside city limits, where a city issues its own permits

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