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    Waukegan (/wɔːˈkiːɡən/) is the most populous city in and the county seat of Lake County, Illinois, United States. It is an industrial suburb about 36 miles...
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    Waukegan is a railroad station in Waukegan, Illinois, served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line. It is officially located on 95 North Spring Street, is...
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  • 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...
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  • coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The Waukegan River, a small river in Lake County, Illinois, is a member of the very...
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    The Waukegan Building is a historic skyscraper in Waukegan, Illinois, United States. Located in what was the central business district, it was the city's...
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    to Harrison Avenue in Milwaukee, and served the intermediate cities of Waukegan, Zion, Kenosha and Racine.: 8  A freight interchange connection was made...
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  • USS Waukegan (YTM-755), was a medium harbor tug that was acquired by the United States Navy in September 1964 from the United States Army for which she...
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    making it the third-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Waukegan, the tenth-largest city in Illinois. The county is primarily suburban,...
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    Waukegan National Airport (IATA: UGN, ICAO: KUGN, FAA LID: UGN) is a public airport in Waukegan, in Lake County, Illinois. The airport is 40 miles (64 km)...
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  • Waukegan riot of 1966 was a period of conflict between police and some residents of the town's predominantly African-American and Puerto Rican neighborhoods...
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    Waukegan Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 90,893. Waukegan Township covers an area of 21...
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    Decatur Macon 70,522 8 Peoria Peoria 113,150 18 Palatine Cook 67,908 9 Waukegan Lake 89,321 19 Skokie Cook 67,824 10 Champaign Champaign 88,302 20 Des...
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    began living at a Veterans Administration assisted-living facility in Waukegan, Illinois, where he died on September 30, 1987; the death certificate listed...
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    Transportation Center and Kenosha, Wisconsin; however, most trains terminate in Waukegan, Illinois. Although Metra owns the rolling stock, the trains are operated...
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    The Hotel Waukegan is a historic hotel building located at 102 Washington Street in Waukegan, Illinois. At an original height of 12 stories and 132 feet...
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    making it the third-most populous city by population in the county, after Waukegan and Mundelein. An industrial center, North Chicago is home to the Great...
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  • Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 (also known as Waukegan Public Schools or District 60, WCUSD) is in Waukegan, Illinois, and serves Waukegan...
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  • The Waukegan Public Library is the public library serving Waukegan, Illinois. It is at the intersection of County and Clayton streets in downtown Waukegan...
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    Jack Benny (category Actors from Waukegan, Illinois)
    Benjamin Kubelsky on February 14, 1894 in Chicago, and grew up in nearby Waukegan.: 6  He was the son of Jewish immigrants Meyer Kubelsky (1864–1946) and...
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  • Foundation is a non-profit organization located at the Waukegan National Airport in Waukegan, Illinois that performs at airshows with retired military...
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    Bowen Park is a recreational area in Waukegan, Illinois, along Sheridan Road. It includes an old-growth forest and a ravine. The 60.07-acre (24.31 ha)...
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    Justin Mentell (category Actors from Waukegan, Illinois)
    in which he portrayed one of the Lost Boys. After the family moved to Waukegan, Illinois, Mentell joined the Northbrook Children's Theater, where he continued...
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    Jerry Orbach (category Actors from Waukegan, Illinois)
    Scranton, Pennsylvania; Springfield, Massachusetts; and Waukegan, Illinois. Orbach attended Waukegan High School and graduated in 1952 (having skipped two...
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  • known as the Waukegan Daily News and in 1930 it purchased the Waukegan Daily Sun (founded 1897) and merged the two papers to become the Waukegan News-Sun...
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    Airport LOT KLOT Romeoville, Illinois Schaumburg Regional Airport 06C (none) Schaumburg, Illinois Waukegan Regional Airport UGN KUGN Waukegan, Illinois...
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    Neil Flynn (category Actors from Waukegan, Illinois)
    devout Catholic household. He moved to Waukegan, Illinois, at an early age.[citation needed] As a student at Waukegan East High School in 1978, he and partner...
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  • operates, and is known as the Northfield Campus. Waukegan West High School: Between 1975 and 1990, Waukegan split into a west and east campus. Starting in...
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  • Bears President Michael McCaskey said that the Waukegan proposal is still on the table. In 2023 Waukegan reached out to the Bears again and express their...
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    Illinois (149,540) Elgin, Illinois (114,797) Kenosha, Wisconsin (99,986) Waukegan, Illinois (89,321) Cicero, Illinois (85,268) Schaumburg, Illinois (78,723)...
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    Ray Bradbury (category People from Waukegan, Illinois)
    into the literary mainstream". Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920, in Waukegan, Illinois, to Esther (née Moberg) Bradbury (1888–1966), a Swedish immigrant...
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