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Waukegan
Illinois, United States
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Waukegan, Illinois woman receives helping hand, special gift from police officer-social worker team
• Dec. 13, 2024, 2:40 AM ET (CBS)
Waukegan man charged with cutting family member, threatening others at Beach Park residence
• Nov. 29, 2024, 10:29 PM ET (CBS)
2 drivers charged in hit-and-run death of 17-year-old boy riding his bike in Waukegan, Illinois
• Nov. 28, 2024, 4:30 AM ET (CBS)
Waukegan, city, seat (1841) of Lake county, northeastern Illinois, U.S. It lies on a high bluff above Lake Michigan, about 40 miles (65 km) north of Chicago. One of the oldest communities in the state, it was originally a Potawatomi Indian settlement. It was visited by the French explorer Jacques Marquette in 1673 and became a French trading post and fort known as Little Fort. During the 19th century the community grew as a port city, and in 1849 it was incorporated as a town and renamed Waukegan, Potawatomi for “Fort” or “Trading Post.” The arrival of the railroad in ...(100 of 172 words)