Lake County Partners

Lake County Partners is a 501(c)(3) economic development corporation that serves as the primary point of contact for business location and expansion in Lake County, Illinois. The organization focuses on maintaining the region’s status as a global hub for the life sciences, manufacturing, and professional services industries. It provides site selection assistance, access to incentives, and workforce development resources to major healthcare and biotech firms such as AbbVie, Abbott, and Baxter. By fostering public-private partnerships, Lake County Partners aims to drive economic growth and innovation within one of the largest life science clusters in the United States. The organization also leads the Lake County Life Science Hub initiative to promote the area's unique concentration of pharmaceutical and medical device talent.