Lake County Gazette

Residents and families in Lake Zurich are being advised to plan for delays as construction continues on Main Street in downtown Lake Zurich. The roadwork is part of the Village of Lake Zurich’s Main Street upgrade project and comes as the new school year approaches.

The construction currently affects East Main Street, between Old Rand Road and Church Street, and West Main Street, between Route 22 and Old Rand Road. These sections remain closed to all but local traffic.

According to the Village, East Main Street will stay open with one lane available, with flaggers directing vehicles into the new school year. Intermittent closures are expected to continue through late November as work progresses.

Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 serves several schools in Lake County, including Isaac Fox Elementary School, Lake Zurich High School, both North and South Campuses of Lake Zurich Middle School, May Whitney Elementary School, Sarah Adams Elementary School, Seth Paine Elementary School, and Spencer Loomis Elementary School (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). The district has a student population that is 78.5 percent White, 1.3 percent Black, 7.5 percent Hispanic, and 9.5 percent Asian (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

There are 403 teachers employed by the district who earn an average salary of $76,420 before pension contributions; most teachers are women at 77.5 percent compared to men at 22.5 percent. Notably, there are no teachers in the district with more than ten absences during a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In terms of spending, the district allocated $24,707 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $136,949,848 (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

Families are encouraged to allow extra time when traveling to and from school while construction continues.