The Legislative Branch of the Federal Government consists of the two houses of Congress and their support agencies. Each state sends two senators to the United States Senate . For the House of Representatives , the country is divided into 435 districts, assigned to each state based on population. Each district elects a representative, including two members of the House from Lake County. Official Senate Web Site Illinois voters send two Senators to the United States Senate.
Senators serve six year terms, with elections held every two years.
Voters elected Richard J. Durbin in 1996, and Peter Fitzgerald in 1998. Members of the House of Represenatitives from Lake County Lake County voters are divided into two districts to elect members of the United States House of Representatives . Eastern Lake County and parts of northern Cook County together make up the 10th Congressional Disctrict . Western Lake County and northwestern Cook County constitute the 8th Congressional District .