Send Your Photos! Help Capture Lake County's Story for America 250

As part of America 250 in Lake County, residents are invited to help tell the county’s story through photos, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States and the history that defines Lake County.

To help residents do that, the county has created the Lake County Self-Guided History Tour, an interactive map featuring a selection of historic landmarks and locations across the county. While the map doesn’t include every significant site, it’s a great starting point for discovering and exploring Lake County’s rich history, and it can serve as inspiration for photo submissions.

What can you do to participate? Visit a historic site, snap a photo and submit it to help showcase Lake County’s history as part of the America 250 initiative.

Submit your photos at surveymonkey.com/r/TDR8N79.

Together, these photos will form a meaningful collection that honors Lake County as part of America’s Semiquincentennial celebration.

If there are historically significant places in the county that are missing from the map, residents can submit them for possible inclusion. Send the location plus a brief description explaining its importance to the Lake County Communication Division. Resident contributions will help expand the tour and ensure that more local stories are shared and preserved.

Recognition and Showcase

If you submit three or more photos and one of them is selected to be used as part of the America 250 celebration, you will be eligible to receive a commemorative Lake County America 250 button.

Selected photos that are submitted by May 4 may be included in Lake County communications, social media and digital campaigns as part of the America 250 celebration.

Join other residents in helping to document what Lake County looks and feels like during this historic moment. By submitting photos, you contribute to capturing Lake County’s story during America’s 250th Anniversary.

Stay informed about Lake County’s America 250 events and activities by visiting lakecountyil.gov/America250.