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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]
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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.
Gurnee (/ ɡ ər ˈ n iː / ghər-NEE) is a village and suburb in Lake County, Illinois, United States.Its population was 30,706 as of the 2020 census. [2] It borders the city of Waukegan, and is a popular tourist attraction within the Chicago metropolitan area.
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Its county seat is Waukegan, the tenth-largest city in Illinois. [2] The county is primarily suburban, with some urban areas and some rural areas. Due to its location, immediately north of Cook County, Lake County is one of the collar counties of the Chicago metropolitan area. Its northern boundary is the Wisconsin state line.
By 1920, Waukegan, Illinois had grown to a small city with a population nearing 20,000, a 19.6% increase over the previous decade. The Waukegan National Bank Corporation was founded in 1914 to provide capital to the growing population.