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847-549-5200

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Carp Fest Registration and T-Shirts  and Hats on Sale Now

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Two Colors Navy Blue and Brown
Get ready for Carp Fest 2026 and register now. The event will take place on two weekends ​ 
May 29th - May 31st and June 5th - June 7th.

Don't Clown Around this year and get your very own Carp Fest T-Shirt and New for this year we have Carp Fest Hats. 

Orders can be made through May 13th with delivery  before May 27th.

Click here to Register and purchase T-Shirts and Hats.

Important Documents

Make your 2026 Dues Payment
2026 Budget
Final Approved Bylaws
Fish Survey June 1st 2023
Highland Lake Rules and Regulations
Open Burning Ordinance    
Boating Regulations
Lake Aquatic Plant Survey
Grayslake Weather
Weather info for Grayslake
Up Coming Events

​​April 11 Community Park Clean Up Day

Highland Lake Work Day
Saturday April 11, 2026, 12:00-4:00  (rain date April 12)
Please join your neighbors to help with spring cleanup projects around Highland Lake. We have a work day scheduled for Saturday April 11, 12:00-4:00 pm to focus on Chic Park, Access Lanes, and general roadside trash cleanup. Note there are additional days planned for Downey Park and the swim raft (see below).
The following projects are planned for Saturday April 11:
Chic Park- general cleanup and trimming of shrubbery (please bring rake).
Oak Access Lane- leaves and woody plant trimming along west property line (please bring rake).
Cedar Access Lane- do you have broken concrete that you would like to dispose of? We could use it as fill behind the new timber sea wall. Please drop off at Cedar Access Lane.
Roadside trash pickup. Garbage bags will be available at Chic Park and Oak Access Lane.
Additional Work Days:
Downey Park: Saturday April 18, 12:00 – 4:00 pm
Swim raft: Saturday April 25, May 2, & 9, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Sincerely,

Pat Herendeen


Time to Pay Your 2026 Community Dues

​Pay your dues. Early Bird Dues if paid before 2/15 is $125. Normal Annual dues are $150

Payments can be made electronically through the Zelle electronic payment system. This allows you to transfer the payments directly from your bank account into the HLPOA account. If you are set up with Zelle through your bank, simply send your $125 dues payment to our Zelle account linked to our Zelle email address [email protected].  This will direct your payment to HLPOA State of the Lakes bank account. 

Of course we are still accepting check payments. Click here to print the dues payment form. If you prefer to pay by check, please make your $125 check payable to HLPOA and mail to:

HLPOA Box 101
Grayslake, IL 60030-0101

If you have any questions, please contact Gregg Denig at [email protected].

If you would like to make an additional donation, Write "Capital Projects (Lake, Parks), Fishery, or General" on the Zelle message line or check and add to the $125.

News Archives

Ice Carousel 2/18

Bingo and Chili Supper Good Times

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The Ice Carousel put smiles on several residents faces as it worked as planned. 
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E-Bike Information

Learn more about E-bikes and current regulations. Click here for more information. 

Marc Rosemeyer’s Pot Roast Recipe

Take a pot roast and trim all the excess fat off. Season well on both sides with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. In a dutch oven heat 1 tbs of olive oil and brown on both sides. Add 1 large sliced onion, 1 sliced sweet pepper, 1 12 oz can stewed tomatoes  and 1 can diced tomatoes. Add 1 tbs each of basil, thyme, and oregano. Cover and bake in a pre-heated oven at 325 for 1 1/2 hours. Add 2 or 3 medium potatoes submersed in the liquid and cook until tender. If to saucy, cook the final step, uncovered. You want the sauce to be thick.

For other recipes checkout Ron Jensen's corn bread. click here and Hans Kribbel Famous Highland Lake Chili. Click here.

If you would like to share your favorite recipe for our cook book please
send me your recipe to [email protected]

Sincerely

Ron Jensen

Several Dead Geese Reported

Several dead Canada geese have been reported on Highland Lake and other lakes nearby. Both the County and IDNR are suspicious of the highly pathogenic Avian flu as the cause. Do not handle or attempt to capture waterfowl or other wild birds that are dead or displaying signs of illness. 

Due to risk of infection to other animals, dogs and other pets should be kept away from the carcasses of birds that may have died or display signs of illness.

For more information go to this link from the Illinois DNR. https://www.illinois.gov/news/press-release.30768.html

2024 Fish Stocking Completed

In addition to the 200 Large mouth bass stocked in late September, 1,100 walleye and 600 perch were released from Downey Park on 11/15. See the video below covering the stocking.

Fish Stocking 9/24/24

200 large mouth bass 6 to 8 inches were released from Chic Park this week. All were healthy. Make sure to release all fish in this size length.

Highland Lake Olympics Pictures

The first time Highland Lake Olympics was a fun time for our residents with over 30 people in attendance. The weather cooperated too.

Carp Electrofishing Wednesday May 29th

A total of 159 carp were removed from the lake weighing over 1 ton. Average length almost 29 inches and average weight 13 lbs. 5 oz. Special thanks to Andy Plauck and his team at IDNR, Pat Herendeen, Ed Venner and his buddy Trevor Mock from Island Lake, Evan and Chase Mittelstaedt, and Joe Bigalke. 

The disposal of carp was potentially the biggest challenge (solved this time by Joe Bigalke)
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Highland Lake (Lake County Fish Survey)

The report on the Highland Lake fish survey that was conducted in June last year. Click here to see the survey.

New Highland Lake Resident Rules and Regulations

The Highland Lake rules and regulations for the residents is now posted. Click here to view what is new.

Important Boat Regulations

Effective 11/21/22, boats will be limited to a maximum speed of 4 mph and any new boats purchased and placed on the lake can be no longer than 20ft. Click here to view the new regulation. These new regulations were approved by your board on 11/21/2022.

Open Burning Ordinance

Permanent Open Burning Ordinance will be in effect, starting June 1, 2022. To find out more about these ordinances go to the Lake County website at https://clean-air-lakecountyil.hub.arcgis.com/ To see the ordnance click here.


                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   
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