Waukegan, Illinois

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What is present day Waukegan traces its history to 1820 when French people settled in the area and named it Waukegan, a Potawatomi word meaning little fort. However, it was not until 1849 that the name was officially adopted. Waukegan is known to be the only place that Abraham Lincoln never finished his speech during his campaigns in 1860. When he had just started to speak a fire alarm rang, and the soon to become president had to cut short his speech. The city’s development began in many ways, but you can clearly trace the growth to the arrival of the barbed wire manufacturing company "Washburn & Moen" in 1891 that prompted land speculation and labor migration. Immigrants, especially from Scandinavia and Southeastern Europe, began streaming in the area. With time, the Armenian people also immigrated into the area together with other Americans.

Today, Waukegan is a fast developing city located on the shore of Lake Michigan in Lake County of Illinois where it is the county seat. The city is an important suburb of Chicago, and it has a population of nearly 100,000 people and a total land mass area of around 24 square miles. The city ranks as the 9th largest city in Illinois. The top employers in the city include Lake County, Cardinal Health, Waukegan Community School District, Uline, Medline Industries, and Coleman Cables.For those that need Aviation services, Waukegan Regional Airport provides flights out of the city.

Climate wise; the area experiences humid continental climate, which has cold and snowy winters and hot and humid summers. The hottest month is July with an average high of 89 degrees Fahrenheit while January is the coldest month with an average low of 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The average precipitation of Waukegan is approximately 33 inches per year with much of the rainfall being experienced during the summer months although Waukegan receives rainfall nearly in all months of the year. The wettest month is May that has about 5 inches of rainfall while the driest month is January with around 2 inches of rain.

Since Waukegan is a lakeshore city, due to environmental concerns there are limited industrial activities around the shore. The only factories next to the show are North Shore wastewater treatment facility and Midwest Generation Power Plant. The tax increment financing programs have made it possible for investors to transform the existing industries to recreational and residential spaces. Genesee Theatre is one stand out building on the city's landscape that caters to the recreational needs of the residents.

Waukegan has an annual Scoop the Loop summer festival that happens in every month during the summer period. The other events hosted in the city include Chicago Latino Film Festival, Fiestas Patrias Parade& Festival, HolidayWauk, and the famous art event known as the ArtWauk that happens every month on the third Saturday in Downtown. The art event features films, theater, comedy, sculptures, music, dance, food, performance art, and pedicabs. Some recreational centers include Waukegan History Museum, Ray Bradbury Sites, and Lake County Sports Center. Historical sites in the city are Bowen Park, Waukegan Building, Naval Station Great Lakes, and Waukegan Public Library.

Some of the zip codes that we service from this local Finally Sold branch are: 60004, 60005, 60006, 60007, 60008, 60009, 60012, 60014, 60016, 60017, 60018, 60019, 60025, 60026, 60031, 60035, 60038, 60039, 60050, 60051, 60053, 60055, 60056, 60060, 60061, 60062, 60064, 60065, 60067, 60068, 60074, 60076, 60077, 60078, 60079, 60085, 60086, 60087, 60089, 60090, 60091, 60094, 60095, 60098, 60099, 60101, 60102, 60103, 60107, 60110, 60120, 60121, 60123, 60124, 60133, 60142, 60156, 60159, 60168, 60169, 60172, 60173, 60174, 60175, 60179, 60192, 60193, 60194, 60195, 60196, 60201, 60202, 60203, 60204, 60208, 60209, 60601, 60602, 60603, 60604, 60605, 60606, 60607, 60608, 60609, 60610, 60611, 60612, 60613, 60614, 60615, 60616, 60617, 60618, 60619, 60620, 60621, 60622, 60623, 60624, 60625, 60626, 60628, 60629, 60630, 60631, 60632, 60633, 60634, 60636, 60637, 60638, 60639, 60640, 60641, 60642, 60643, 60644, 60645, 60646, 60647, 60649, 60651, 60652, 60653, 60654, 60655, 60656, 60657, 60659, 60660, 60661, 60664, 60666, 60668, 60669, 60670, 60673, 60674, 60675, 60677, 60678, 60680, 60681, 60682, 60684, 60685, 60686, 60687, 60688, 60689, 60690, 60691, 60693, 60694, 60695, 60696, 60697, 60699, 60701, 60714, 62701, 62702, 62703, 62704, 62705, 62706, 62707, 62708, 62711, 62712, 62715, 62716, 62719, 62722, 62723, 62726, 62736, 62739, 62756, 62757, 62761, 62762, 62763, 62764, 62765, 62766, 62767, 62769, 62776, 62777, 62781, 62786, 62791, 62794, 62796. If your home is outside of this area, then please visit our main Illinois page or USA Map to select your appropriate region so that we can connect you to the right local home buying branch.

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