The Village of Lake in the Hills has a Village President-Trustee form of government and employs a professional Village Administrator and department heads to oversee the day to day operations of the Village. The elected officials of the Village of Lake in the Hills consist of a President, six Trustees, and a Village Clerk. All are elected to four-year terms. These officials are elected at-large, which is what makes Lake in the Hills a Village rather than a City.

 

The Village Board meets four times a month - in two Committee of the Whole meetings and two Board of Trustees meetings (except in November and December in which there is one Committee of the Whole meeting and one Board of Trustees meeting in each of those months). The Board of Trustees meetings are held on the second and fourth Thursday of every month (except November and December in which they are held only on the second Thursday of those months) at 7:30 p.m. in Village Hall. Committee of the Whole meetings are held on the Tuesday preceding the Board of Trustees meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall.