{"id":17,"date":"2025-07-17T08:11:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-07-17T13:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:43:59","slug":"about-waukegan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/?page_id=17","title":{"rendered":"About Waukegan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f6cc5ae6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#fefeff;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-2-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-855657a6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Situated on the North Shore between Milwaukee and Chicago, Waukegan serves as the seat of Lake County.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b673cb31 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-47c06fe3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fast Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.75\" class=\"wp-block-list is-style-default\">\n<li>10th largest city in Illinois<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Nearly 90,000 residents (2020 Census)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Median age 34.6 in 2023 (ACS 5-Year Estimates)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">$50+ million in recent and upcoming downtown investments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Over 2,300 daily visitors to downtown, not including employees (Placer.ai, 2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/scoop-gtt-shot-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/scoop-gtt-shot-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/scoop-gtt-shot-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/scoop-gtt-shot-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/scoop-gtt-shot-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/scoop-gtt-shot-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/scoop-gtt-shot-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/scoop-gtt-shot-1-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-parallax\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-19 size-full has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3445-1-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-e4fd886c wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:500px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-2-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0460a8b9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Business in Waukegan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Waukegan is nestled in northeast Lake County, Illinois, which is home to 11 Fortune 500 companies, including Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie, Baxter, Discover, W.W. Grainger, and Walgreens. Other major employers in the area include Naval Station Great Lakes, Rosalind Franklin University, Takeda, and many more.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Waukegan is a regional employment hub with a concentration of employers in the manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, and administration and support sectors (LEHD). The City is home to over 2,000 businesses which employ over 30,000 employees (Esri, 2024). Recent years have demonstrated growth in the information, transportation, and warehousing sectors. Service and retail<s> <\/s>related businesses comprise the greatest share of Waukegan businesses, at 44.2% and 20.4%, respectively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, Lake County has become home to the third largest life science industry in the United States, and the largest in the Midwest. Due to its prime geographic location situated between Chicago and Milwaukee, more than 6 million people live within 35 miles of Waukegan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Business in Lake County<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chicagoland area has one of the largest labor forces in the United States, with a diverse industry base and a high proportion of highly skilled workers. The region is home to over 500 higher education programs which produced over 147,000 graduates across all disciplines in 2021 (World Business Chicago).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to its prime geographic location, situated between Chicago and Milwaukee, there are more than 5 million people within a commute radius of Waukegan. Chicagoland is the top destination for Big Ten university graduates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbbVie-Lake-County-Gazette-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbbVie-Lake-County-Gazette-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbbVie-Lake-County-Gazette-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbbVie-Lake-County-Gazette-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbbVie-Lake-County-Gazette-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AbbVie-Lake-County-Gazette.jpg 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Lake County Gazette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"21\" src=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lake-county-Lake-County-Gov-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lake-county-Lake-County-Gov-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lake-county-Lake-County-Gov-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lake-county-Lake-County-Gov-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lake-county-Lake-County-Gov-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lake-county-Lake-County-Gov-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/lake-county-Lake-County-Gov-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Lake County<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"872\" height=\"581\" data-id=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/medline-Lake-County-Partners.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/medline-Lake-County-Partners.jpg 872w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/medline-Lake-County-Partners-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/medline-Lake-County-Partners-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/medline-Lake-County-Partners-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Lake County Community Partners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);min-height:85vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-64 size-full has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/drone-south-looking-north-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-060228e5 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:500px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-2-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a11cf38b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parks &amp; Open Space<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Waukegan maintains the year-round beach with approximately one mile of shoreline and two piers. The City is also maintains the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitlakecounty.org\/WaukeganMunicipalBeach\">Waukegan Dunes<\/a>, which are some of the only remaining natural dunes in the area. The Waukegan Dunes are home to various species of ducks, shorebirds, gulls, herons, falcons, as well as the City\u2019s official bird, the piping plover. The trail network throughout the Waukegan Dunes are popular spots for beachgoers and nature-lovers alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the City, there are 51 park sites. The nearly 750 acres of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waukeganparks.org\/\">Park District<\/a> land include 34 playgrounds, two golf courses, a skate park, a BMX track, a disc golf course, five outdoor fitness areas, and four recreational facilities. Waukegan\u2019s award-winning Park District recently finished the restoration of the Carnegie Library in Downtown Waukegan into a history museum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/glenfloracountryclub-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/glenfloracountryclub-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/glenfloracountryclub-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/glenfloracountryclub-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/glenfloracountryclub-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/glenfloracountryclub-2-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/glenfloracountryclub-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1839\" height=\"1034\" data-id=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beach-and-clouds-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beach-and-clouds-edited-1.jpg 1839w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beach-and-clouds-edited-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beach-and-clouds-edited-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beach-and-clouds-edited-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beach-and-clouds-edited-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beach-and-clouds-edited-1-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1839px) 100vw, 1839px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"62\" src=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20170801_195451-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20170801_195451-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20170801_195451-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20170801_195451-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20170801_195451-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20170801_195451-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20170801_195451-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"66\" src=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/park-district-run-Waukegan-Park-District-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/park-district-run-Waukegan-Park-District-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/park-district-run-Waukegan-Park-District-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/park-district-run-Waukegan-Park-District-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/park-district-run-Waukegan-Park-District-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/park-district-run-Waukegan-Park-District-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/park-district-run-Waukegan-Park-District.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-2a5a8001\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a11cf38b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downtown Waukegan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Downtown Waukegan is home to a multitude of cultural and institutional assets including the Genesee Theater, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waukeganpl.org\/\">Waukegan Public Library<\/a>, the Lake County Courthouse, and the Waukegan Arts District. Additionally, the College of Lake County Lakeshore (CLC Lakeshore) campus is in Downtown Waukegan.\u00a0 CLC Lakeshore has recently invested over $50 million in Downtown Waukegan with a new student center and classroom facility, and an upcoming urban farm facility.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Downtown Waukegan offers convenient transit connections to nearby communities along the North Shore and Downtown Chicago. The Waukegan Transfer Center, located in Downtown Waukegan, is a PACE transit hub which connects Waukegan residents to jobs in 11 nearby communities such as Gurnee, Grayslake, Zion and North Chicago. In addition to PACE bus service, the Metra Union Pacific North Line connects Downtown Waukegan to Chicago, the North Shore, and Kenosha by rail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Downtown_AustinCantu-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Downtown_AustinCantu-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Downtown_AustinCantu-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Downtown_AustinCantu-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Downtown_AustinCantu-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Downtown_AustinCantu-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Downtown_AustinCantu-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" data-id=\"38\" src=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Downtown-2_AustinCantu-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Downtown-2_AustinCantu-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Downtown-2_AustinCantu-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Downtown-2_AustinCantu-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Downtown-2_AustinCantu-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Downtown-2_AustinCantu.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-2a5a8001\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-parallax\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);min-height:981px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-68 size-full has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sheridan-Rd_AustinCantu-1.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-060228e5 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-default has-contrast-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-body-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-4ef490af0eee2d6841cd32578b3b4605 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:36px;background-color:#e3cfabcc;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.5\">\n<p>Waukegan\u2019s historic downtown is at a pivotal moment, ready to build on a history of being a vibrant, walkable, and economically thriving urban center. Rich in culture and architectural character, Downtown has economic anchors and physical characteristics attractive to residents, businesses, and visitors alike.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-2-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-d6de128ac69c4b336910c793d88a5462 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-facafb6f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-236a470d19d37a18986c3ba126787886\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:600\">Downtown Arts Community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d1c656ed wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ae24f51d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/apvendo-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/16;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/apvendo-2.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/apvendo-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/apvendo-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/apvendo-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/apvendo-2-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Austin Cantu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.2\">Downtown Waukegan is home to a <a href=\"https:\/\/artwauk.com\/home\">popular arts community<\/a>. Events are hosted every month at the Art Park and engage the local restaurants and bars, art galleries and studios, and theatre spaces. Events feature live music, art shows, vendors, and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC00494.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/16;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC00494.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC00494-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC00494-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC00494-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC00494-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC00494-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Kamikah Bey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d1c656ed wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ae24f51d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MG_4730-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.5625;object-fit:cover;width:452px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MG_4730-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MG_4730-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MG_4730-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MG_4730-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MG_4730-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MG_4730-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MG_4730-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Gordon Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b9ddd16b wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:95%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC02521-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC02521-1-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC02521-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC02521-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC02521-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC02521-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC02521-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/developwaukegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC02521-1-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Gordon Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"brz-root__container\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Situated on the North Shore between Milwaukee and Chicago, Waukegan serves as the seat of Lake County. 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