Section 8 in Lake County, IL
4,943 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Lake County, 81% utilized. 3 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Lake County?
No. Illinois law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Lake County. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
Illinois Human Rights Act §5-102(A)
Illinois Human Rights Act was amended in January 2023 to add source of income (including housing vouchers) as a protected class statewide.
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Lake County in the Chicago metro
Lake County is one of the counties inside the Chicago, IL core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Chicago metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Lake County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. The PHA whose jurisdiction covers a unit's ZIP is the one both tenant and landlord will deal with.
Lake County Housing Authority
Grayslake · PHA code IL056
3,282 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of Waukegan
Waukegan · PHA code IL026
1,115 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of North Chicago, Il
North Chicago · PHA code IL107
546 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Lake County
Lake County is in a Small Area FMR metro, so HUD publishes a separate rent limit for each ZIP (FY2026). The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.
- 60002$1,500
- 60015$2,670
- 60020$1,650
- 60030$1,980
- 60031$2,030
- 60035$2,460
- 60040$2,240
- 60041$1,320
- 60042$2,250
- 60044$2,100
- 60045$2,670
- 60046$2,040
- 60047$2,350
- 60048$2,000
- 60060$1,990
- 60061$2,390
- 60064$1,430
- 60069$2,670
- 60073$1,910
- 60075$1,590
- 60083$2,250
- 60084$1,640
- 60085$1,540
- 60087$1,630
- 60088$2,340
- 60089$2,560
- 60096$1,510
- 60099$1,490
Find Section 8 apartments in Lake County
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. Landlords: listings here reach applicants whose voucher already covers the rent above.
Other Illinois counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 713,159 · FIPS 17097.