Waukegan is a city in Lake County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 87,901. Estimated population in 2006: 93,389 . It is the ninth-largest city in Illinois by population.
Early settlers were initially attracted to Waukegan as a port city and shipped produce and grain from Lake and McHenry County farms to Chicago. The creation of the Illinois Parallel Railroad (now the Union Pacific Railroad) in 1855 stimulated interest in Waukegan as a manufacturing center. The town continued to grow and diversify, and Waukegan was incorporated as a city on February 23, 1859, with an area of 5.62 square miles.
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City of Waukegan, IL official site
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