Fox Lake is located in Lake County Illinois in the beautiful Chain O'Lakes area. While quiet and secluded, residents are still only about 85 miles from downtown Chicago. Metra's Milwaukee District/North line, from Fox Lake to Chicago, can get commuters into Union Station in about an hour and 20 minutes with a convenient, seven-day-a-week schedule.

Metra also provides shoppers and other passengers fast transport to more than 15 towns between Fox Lake and Chicago. Pace suburban buses serve Fox Lake from the Metra station for commuting in and around the village, with stops at or near shopping centers, the College of Lake County, Gurnee Mills factory outlet shopping mall and more. For business or leisure air travel, Fox Lake is conveniently situated between two major airports, O'Hare International to the southeast and Milwaukee's Mitchell Field to the north.

Our residents find all sorts of activities to do in the Fox Lake area - such as swimming, bike riding, bingo, camping, fishing, catching a movie, golfing, horseback riding, shopping, and sightseeing during the spring and summer months. In the fall, taking in the array of autumn colors. After winter arrives there's still plenty to do - such as sledding, ice skating, cross-country skiing, snow mobiling, hayrides, ice fishing and snowboarding, not to mention the many community events that are held in the winter months.