Fees are risk-based (high/medium/low) and adjusted annually by the Lake County CPI. Exact dollar amounts are only published in the LCHD Fee Schedule PDF, which is a scanned/image document that could not be machine-read; call 847-377-8020 or email [email protected] for current figures.
Mobile food unit requires plan review before licensing. Specific mobile-unit fee not published in machine-readable form; temporary-event permit categories run roughly $22-$140 per event per an older LCHD temporary-event fee sheet (not current, not authoritative).
| Category | Annual fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| temporary/seasonal/special-event | 1-14 day: Category I $22, Category II $45 (certified mgr) / $84 (no cert mgr), Category III $67 (certified mgr) / $140 (no cert mgr). Seasonal/6-month: Category I $84, Category II $140. Farmers market: Category I $84, Category II $140. Not-for-profit with certified manager: $0. Late fee (application under 7 days before event): $33. | Temporary Food Service Event permit. A single permit covers up to 14 consecutive days at one location; a Farmers Market or Seasonal permit is valid six months. Menu risk drives Category: I = low risk (prepackaged, baked goods, popcorn, etc.), II = medium (hamburgers, cut fruit, etc.), III = high (BBQ, poultry, seafood/sushi, etc.). Fees are from the LCHD Temporary Food Service Event fee schedule (schedule shown is dated 2016; the county publishes food fees only through its permit forms, not a consolidated online schedule). |
| commissary/central kitchen | — | No standalone commissary permit fee published. A signed Commissary Agreement (valid for the calendar year) is required when a temporary-event or mobile operator prepares/stores food at a licensed commissary; the commissary itself must be a licensed food establishment. |
| pushcart/limited operation | $0 (no separate permit) for farmers-market sampling with a valid IL Farmers Market Food Product Sampling Handler Certificate; certificate application fee $10 (with FSSMC) or $40 (without FSSMC) | Sampling-only vendors at farmers markets need no LHD permit if they hold the state Food Product Sampling Handler Certificate; selling (not just sampling) requires a temporary permit. |