Lake County

847.377.4050
25 S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., Waukegan, IL 60085

Sheriff John Idleburg

Year Elected: 2018  Years in Law Enforcement: 

https://www.lakecountyil.gov/209/Sheriffs-Office

Executive Assistant: M. Wilma Evaristo
Undersheriff: Lawrence E. Oliver
Chief of Corrections: Richard Clouse

County Population: 80000
Square Miles: 470

County Jail Address: 20 South County St., Waukegan, IL 60085
Number of Jail Beds: 740
Jail Directions: Rt. 41 to Rt. 120 east to County St- north 2 blocks

Sheriffs Elected From This County
From 1928 (Year ISA Established) To Present
This list includes only those Sheriffs elected to a 4 year term
1928-1930 Lawrence Dolittle 1930-1934 Lester Tiffany 1934-1938 Lawrence Dolittle
1938-1942 Thomas E. Kennedy 1942-1946 Walter L. Atkinson 1946-1950 Thomas Kennedy
1950-1954 Walter L. Atkinson 1954-1958 S. M. Christian 1958-1962 Norris C. Froelich
1962-1966 Charles E. Larson 1966-1970 Harold W. Scheskie 1970-1974 Orville Clavey
1974-1978 E.J. Lamagdeleine 1978-1982 Tom Brown 1982-1986 Robert Babcox
1986-1990 Robert Babcox 1990-1994 Clint Grinnell 1994-1998 Clint Grinnell
1998-2002 Gary Del Re 2002-2006 Gary Del Re 2006-2010 Mark Curran
2010-2014 Mark Curran 2014-2018 Mark Curran 2018-2022 John Idleburg