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About Waukegan, Illinois
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From top, left to right: Downtown Waukegan from Genesee Street, the Genesee Theatre, the Waukegan Carnegie Library, and the Waukegan Harbor Lighthouse.
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WaukTown, Green Town
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An Illinois Arts-Friendly Community
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Location of Waukegan in Lake County, Illinois.
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 Waukegan, Illinois
Location in the United States
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42ยฐ22โฒ13โณN 87ยฐ52โฒ16โณW๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ42.37028ยฐN 87.87111ยฐW |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| Counties | Lake |
| Founded | 1829 |
| Incorporated (town) | March 31, 1849 |
| Incorporated (city) | February 23, 1859 |
| Named for | Potawatomi: Wakaigin (Fortress or Trading Post) |
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| ย โขย Type | Mayorโcouncil |
| ย โขย Mayor | Ann B. Taylor |
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| ย โขย City | 24.47ย sqย mi (63.38ย km2) |
| ย โขย Land | 24.22ย sqย mi (62.72ย km) |
| ย โขย Water | 0.26ย sqย mi (0.66ย km2) ย 0.99% |
| Elevation | 715ย ft (218ย m) |
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| ย โขย City | 89,321 |
| ย โขย Rank | 10th largest in Illinois 390th largest in U.S. |
| ย โขย Density | 3,688.36/sqย mi (1,424.06/km2) |
| ย โขย Metro | 9,472,676 |
| Demonym | Waukeganite |
| Time zone | UTCโ6 (CST) |
| ย โขย Summer (DST) | UTCโ5 (CDT) |
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60079, 60085, 60087
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| Area code(s) | 847 & 224 |
| FIPS code | 17-79293 |
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| Waterways | Waukegan River |
| Airports | Waukegan National Airport |
| Website | www |
Waukegan , is the most populous city in and the county chair of Lake County, Illinois, United States. An industrial suburb of Chicago, Waukegan is situated just about 26 miles (42ย km) north of Chicagoโs city limits. As of the 2020 census, its population was 89,321, ranking it the seventh-most populous city within the Chicago metropolitan area, and the 10th-most populous city in Illinois.
Waukegan has a significant working-class population, some destitute areas and a small middle-class community.
The site of present-day Waukegan was recorded as Riviรจre du Vieux Fort (“Old Fort River”) and Wakaygagh on a 1778 map by Thomas Hutchins. By the 1820s, the French declare had become “Small Fort River” in English, and the unity was known as “Little Fort”. The name “Waukegance” and then “Waukegan” (meaning “little fort”; cf. Potawatomi wakaigin “fort” or “fortress”) was created by John H. Kinzie and Solomon Juneau, and the supplementary name was adopted upon March 31, 1849.