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Waukegan (/ w ə ˈ k iː ɡ ən / wə-KEE-ghən) is the most populous city in and county seat of Lake County, Illinois, United States.Located 36 miles (58 km) north of Chicago, Waukegan is a satellite city within the greater Chicagoland area.
In 1975, he joined the Waukegan Police Department as an officer. [4] In 1999, he was elected as alderman for the 1st Ward in Waukegan. [3] In 2017, he defeated independent Lisa May, [4] who at the time would have been the city's first female mayor. [3] He was the first African-American to serve as mayor in Waukegan. [3]
Lake County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Illinois, along the shores of Lake Michigan.As of the 2020 census, it has a population of 714,342, [1] making it the third-most populous county in Illinois.
Waukegan Township covers an area of 21.4 square miles (55.3 km 2); of this, 0.31 square miles (0.8 km 2) or 1.41 percent is water. [2] Lakes in this township include Dead Lake. Sunderland Creek and the Waukegan River run through this township.
North Chicago is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of the Chicago metropolitan area.The population was 30,759 at the 2020 census [2] making it the third-most populous city by population in the county, after Waukegan and Mundelein.
The Waukegan Public Library is the public library serving Waukegan, Illinois. It is at the intersection of County and Clayton streets in downtown Waukegan, near the county government complex. The library has approximately 205,000 books as of 2011, [1] and recorded a total of 338,615 library visits in fiscal year 2005. [2]
In 1926, A.L. Brumund, H.C. Burnett, and D.T. Webb bought land at the corner of Genesee and Clayton Streets for $130,000. Their wish was to create a community center for Waukegan that provided high-quality entertainments as well as commercial and living spaces.
Waukegan High School, or WHS, is a public four-year high school located in Waukegan, Illinois, USA, a city to the north of Chicago, Illinois. It is part of Waukegan Community Unit School District 60. Students attend classes at the Washington Campus (EAST Campus), located at 1011 Washington Street, and also at the Brookside Campus (WEST Campus ...