Terry Lumpkins

Address: 955 W. Black Cherry Lane Round Lake Heights, IL 60073

My name is Terry Lumpkins and I have been a resident of Round Lake Heights for over 35 years. I have been the mayor since 1993. My wife Wanda and I have been married for 32 years and have 2 children, my son Jasen is 31 and my daughter Michelle is 18. I have worked in Round Lake Heights since I was 19 years old, helping my family operate a local restaurant. In the early 90's I broke away from the family business to eventually become the General Manager of a car dealership.

I am the President of Dollars for Scholars, which was started in 2000. Round Lake Heights was the first town in Lake County to join this program. To date we have raised more than $115,050.00 and given away 182 scholarships to our residents to further their education. I was a member of JAWA (Joint Action Water Agency) for 10 years. I am currently the Director for Cen-Com, which is the police and fire dispatch center for the Round Lake Area. I have served on many other local boards, including one of the directors of Rondaradio. I involve myself in the community whenever possible.

Since taking office in 1993, we have seen many changes in our village. One of my biggest accomplishments was the establishing of our right to buy and sell water to our area residents. This would not have taken place without the addition of two new subdivisions, Fox Glen and Chesapeake Trails. Because of the two new subdivisions our population has doubled. We also built a new Village Hall in 2001, replacing the one from the early 60's. Another accomplishment that I am very proud of is the joint effort with the Round Lake Area Park District to increase the number of recreational parks from 1 in 1993 to 7 in 2015. Another tough task was balancing the budget, which we did on a yearly basis, and the end result is a very healthy and prospering village. To this date we are one of the only Village registered in the state of Illinois to have very little debt. Everything the Village owns is paid for in full or we owe very little on.