Fall 2021 Simulated Emergency Test
October 2nd, 2021

Illinois ARES will be coordinating a state-wide Simulated Emergency Test on October 2nd, 2021. Please sign up to support our local operations.

Updated IIFOG Available Now

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency has made the December 2020 update to the Illinois Interoperability Field Operations Guide (IIFOG) available for download. You can download a PDF copy of the IIFOG here. We recommend keeping a printed hard copy available, as well as programming the relevant amateur radio frequencies in the guide into your radios.

VE Testing Is Back!
September 20th, 2021

Our Volunteer Examiner team has obtained permission to begin amateur radio license testing in-person again at the Lake County Emergency Operations Center. Please see our VE page for further details.

Lake County IL COVID-19 Information

Lake County IL has a comprehensive website providing information about the COVID-19 response.
This includes a data hub to view the latest COVID-19 statistics for Lake County IL.
An email newsletter is available with COVID-19 updates from Lake County IL. Please sign up to receive the latest information available.
Please register to receive your COVID-19 vaccine through the Lake County AllVax Portal.

Headlines updated on 9/4/2021.