{{Short description|Organisation of high schools in Illinois, USA}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox sports league | name = Northern Lake County Conference | color = black | font_color = white | founded = 2016 | conference = IHSA | teams = 8 | region = Chicagoland (Lake County) }}{{OSM Location map|coord={{coord|42.35|-88.0}}|zoom=11|width=500|height=500|caption=Locations of NLCC Schools |mark1=Red pog.svg |label1=Antioch |mark-coord1={{coord|42.47274|-88.09268}} |label-pos1=bottom |label-color1=black |mark2=Red pog.svg |label2=Grant |mark-coord2={{coord|42.39284|-88.15841}} |label-pos2=right |label-color2=black |mark3=Blue pog.svg |label3=Lakes |mark-coord3={{Coord|42.44341|-88.05978}} |label-pos3=bottom |label-color3=black |mark4=Green pog.svg |label4=Grayslake Central |mark-coord4={{coord|42.34196|-88.04400}} |label-pos4=bottom |label-color4=black |mark5=Black pog.svg |label5=Grayslake North |mark-coord5={{Coord|42.37578|-88.05359}} |label-pos5=top |label-color5=black |mark6=Red pog.svg |label6=North Chicago |mark-coord6={{coord|42.32840|-87.85292}} |label-pos6=left |label-color6=black |mark7=Blue pog.svg |label7=Round Lake |mark-coord7={{coord|42.36291|-88.09350}} |label-pos7=left |label-color7=black |mark8=Purple pog.svg |label8=Wauconda |mark-coord8={{coord|42.26739|-88.14518}} |label-pos8=right |label-color8=black}} The '''Northern Lake County Conference''' (NLCC) is an organization of eight high schools in northern Illinois. These high schools are members of the Illinois High School Association.
The conference was established in 2016 with six former members of the North Suburban Conference (Antioch, Grant, Lakes, North Chicago, Round Lake, and Wauconda) and two former members of the Fox Valley Conference (Grayslake Central and Grayslake North). As the name implies, all members of the conference are located in Lake County.
== Membership == The conference's current members, as of 2021–22:<ref>{{cite web |title=Conferences and Affiliated Schools |url=http://www.ihsa.org/Schools/ConferencesAffiliatedSchools.aspx |publisher=Illinois High School Association |accessdate=June 16, 2012}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" !School !Town !Team Name ! class="unsortable" |Colors !Enrollment<ref group="nb">Starting in the 2019–20 school year, the school enrollments listed by the IHSA are the average of the previous 2 school years and are updated every 2 years.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=IHSA |title=Alphabetical Enrollments {{!}} Enrollments & Classifications {{!}} Schools {{!}} IHSA |url=http://ihsa.org/Schools/EnrollmentsClassifications/AlphabeticalEnrollments.aspx |access-date=2016-08-27 |website=ihsa.org}}</ref> !IHSA Classes 2/3/4<ref group="nb">The state series class which a school competes in not only depends on the school's student population, but on the sport or activity. Some activities divide schools into two classes, some into three, and others into four. The listing here is in the order of two class, three class, and four class. The more "A"s in a class, the larger the schools competing. For more information on this, see Illinois High School Association#State Series Format.</ref><ref group="nb">Schools are not assigned a classification for football until they have qualified for the playoffs each year. A school's classification not only depends on their student population, but on the populations of the other schools who have qualified. Thus, some schools routinely move between classes.</ref> |- |Antioch Community High School |Antioch |Sequoits |{{color box|#C41E3A|border=silver}} {{color box|#808080|border=silver}} |1335 |AA/2A/3A |- |Grant Community High School |Fox Lake |Bulldogs |{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} |1784 |AA/3A/4A |- |Grayslake Central High School |Grayslake |Rams |{{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} |1347 |AA/2A/3A |- |Grayslake North High School |Grayslake |Knights |{{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|#C5B358|border=silver}} |1431 |AA/2A/3A |- |Lakes Community High School |Lake Villa |Eagles |{{Color box|royalblue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}} |1311.5 |AA/2A/3A |- |North Chicago Community High School |North Chicago |Warhawks |{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} |742.5 |A/2A/3A |- |Round Lake High School |Round Lake |Panthers |{{color box|#001999|border=silver}} {{color box|#FBEC5D|border=silver}} |2211.5 |AA/3A/4A |- |Wauconda High School |Wauconda |Bulldogs |{{color box|purple|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}} |1371 |AA/2A/3A |}
== Membership timeline == <timeline> DateFormat = yyyy ImageSize = width:1100 height:auto barincrement:20 Period = from:2016 till:2025 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal PlotArea = right:20 left:0 bottom:50 top:5 #> to display a count on left side of graph, use "left:20" to suppress the count, use "left:20"<# Colors = id:barcolor id:line value:green id:bg value:white id:Full value:rgb(0.742,0.727,0.852) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports id:FullxF value:rgb(0.551,0.824,0.777) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports except for football id:AssocF value:rgb(0.98,0.5,0.445) # Use this color to denote a team that is a full member in a football coop id:AssocOS value:rgb(0.78,0.391,0.654) # Use this color to denote a team that was a member of the Northwest 8 Conference id:OtherC1 value:rgb(0.996,0.996,0.699) # Use this color to denote a team that was a member of the NWIC id:OtherC2 value:rgb(0.988,0.703,0.383) # Use this color to denote a team that was a member of the Mid Northern Conference id:OtherC3 value:rgb(0.253,0.63,0.146) # Use this color to denote a team that was a member of the SHARK Conference
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bar:3 color:Full from:2016 till:end text:Grayslake Central (2016-Present)
bar:4 color:Full from:2016 till:end text:Grayslake North (2016-Present)
bar:5 color:Full from:2016 till:end text:Lakes (2016-Present)
bar:6 color:Full from:2016 till:end text:North Chicago (2016-Present)
bar:7 color:Full from:2016 till:end text:Round lake (2016-Present)
bar:8 color:Full from:2016 till:end text:Wauconda (2016-Present)
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text:^"Northern Lake County Membership History" #> If the chart uses more than one bar color, add a legend by selecting the appropriate fields from the following six options (use only the colors that are used in the graphic.) Leave a blank line after the end of the timeline, then add a line with the selected values from the list, separated by a space. {{Font color||{{RGB|190|186|218}}|Full members}} {{Font color||{{RGB|141|211|199}}|Full members (non-football)}} {{Font color|{{RGB|128|177|211}}|Northwest 8 Conference}} {{Font color||{{RGB|251|128|114}}|Other Conference}} {{Font color||{{RGB|255|255|179}}|NWIC}} {{Font color||{{RGB|253|180|98}}|Mid-Northern}} {{Font color||{{RGB|34|139|34}}|SHARK Conference}} <# </timeline>
{{Font color|| {{RGB|190|186|218}}|Full members}}
== State championships == Seven IHSA State Championships have been earned by members of the NLCC.
=== Competitive Cheerleading ===
* Grayslake Central ** 2018-19 M * Antioch ** 2019-20 M
=== Cross Country (boys) ===
* Grayslake Central ** 2015-16 2A
=== Cross Country (girls) ===
* Grayslake Central ** 2021-22 2A ** 2022-23 2A
=== Track & Field (boys) ===
* North Chicago ** 1985-86 AA
=== Wrestling (boys) ===
* North Chicago ** 1969-70
== Notes == <references group="nb" />
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://www.ihsa.org/ Illinois High School Association, Official Site] {{Northern Lake County Conference}} {{Illinois High School Association}}
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