Lake County

  • County Seat:
    Waukegan
  • Previous Seats:
    Libertyville, 1839; Waukegan (Little Fort), 1849
  • Area:
    457 square miles
  • Population:
    7,654 (1840 census) - 703,462 (2010 census)
  • Named for:
    Lake Michigan
  • Created on:
    March 1, 1839

Images

  • lake-county-postcard
  • lake-Library of Congress, LC-D4-13739
  • lake-Joseph Allen, Library of Congress, LC-A7-10908

Cases

Brown v. Gorton et al.

Justice(s):

Justice John D. Caton
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Dickinson v. Whitney

Justice(s):

Justice Samuel H. Treat
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Edwards et al. v. Vandemack

Justice(s):

Justice Lyman Trumbull
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Monoughan v. People

Justice(s):

Justice John D. Caton
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Northern Bank of Illinois v. Zepp

Justice(s):

Justice Pinkney H. Walker
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Rowley v. James

Justice(s):

Justice John D. Caton
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Shute v. Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad Company

Justice(s):

Justice Sidney Breese
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Bigelow et al. v. Bidwell et al.

Justice(s):

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Swain and Stowers v. Cawood

Justice(s):

Justice Theophilus W. Smith
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Kerr v. Boyer et al.

Justice(s):

Justice Samuel H. Treat
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