WAUKEGON, Ill. – Clark’s Lake County Courts expansion project team, along with hundreds of community members including county judges and elected officials, gathered recently for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Lake County Court Tower in downtown Waukegan, Illinois. The new facility, which has opened to the public, will help improve the efficiency of the county’s justice system.
The new Lake County Court Tower, an eight-story, 200,000-square-foot structure, features 12 new courtrooms, jury assembly space, administrative offices and space to accommodate future growth.
Clark Construction, who is serving as the construction manager at-risk for the three-phase project, performed ten months of preconstruction work before breaking ground on construction in 2015. The Court Tower construction is part of the second phase of the $110-million project.
The first phase included construction of an underground tunnel connecting the existing Court Tower and new Court Tower to the Babcox Justice Center for secure and efficient in-custody transfers. The final phase includes the remodeling of the Babcox Justice Center, which is expected to be complete next summer.
AECOM is the architect and Robison Guarnery is the owner’s representative.
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