1896Government
The village of Lake Zurich was incorporated on September 29, 1896.
1910Infrastructure
It remained primarily a farming community; although the village was connected to the railroad in 1910, the line was closed ten years later.
1922Government
Route 12) in 1922 and Half Day Road (Illinois Route 22) in 1927 established Lake Zurich as a convenient summer resort.
1942History
The first-ever Alpine Fest took place in 1942 and has been a popular summer activity for families and adults of all ages.
1988History
In 1988, a historic, landmark legal case in Illinois took place settling a dispute on Lake Zurich, thereby clarifying throughout Illinois property owners' rights on private lakes.
2004History
As of 2004 Lake Zurich had acquired all the property intended to fulfill its downtown redevelopment project.
2005Civil Rights
While many protests occurred regularly throughout 2005 near the promenade, the protests failed to garner much attention and ended up failing.
2007History
A 2007 court defeat brought the issue back into the public eye, as a village-owned rental parcel was denied eminent domain.
2013History
Ryan Stone in the 2013 science fiction film Gravity.
2017Government
== Government ==
The village of Lake Zurich is headed by Village Mayor Thomas Poynton, who was reelected in 2017, and originally won a seat on the village board as Trustee in 2007.
2020History
== Demographics ==
As of the 2020 census there were 19,759 people, 7,002 households, and 5,679 families residing in the village.
2025Government
The village has a six-member Board of Trustees: Sujatha Bharadwaj (elected 2025), Jake Marx was (elected 2025), Marc Spacone (elected 2015), Roger Sugrue (elected 2023), William...