Lake County, Illinois
Gages Lake Real Estate and Local Guide
Gages Lake is an unincorporated lakeside community in Warren Township, central Lake County, that grew from a resort-era getaway into a year-round residential area about 42 miles northwest of Chicago.
Living in Gages Lake
Retail magnate Richard Warren Sears once owned the lake and surrounding land before it was subdivided. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Gages Lake
- Roughly 77.6% of housing is detached single-family homes, reflecting the community's lakeside subdivisions.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Gages Lake home
Gages Lake
Glacial lake, roughly 10,000 years old, that gives the community its name and was once marketed as the North Grange Resort
Wildwood Park District
Operates 11 parks including four swimming beaches, boat ramps, and fishing sites around the lake
Sunset Beach
Waterfront swimming beach on the lake run by the Wildwood Park District
Gages Lake areas to know
Idlewild
Single-family home subdivision south of Gages Lake Road, with an improvement association dating to 1927