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Waukegan

American  
[waw-kee-guhn] / wɔˈki gən /

noun

  1. a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan, N of Chicago.


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Outside Chicago, Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 signed up 100 fewer new immigrant students.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 29, 2025

In Lake County, north of Chicago, ICE agents on Monday apprehended several people at a community college, at a Home Depot and outside Waukegan City Hall, community organizers said.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 7, 2025

In 1952 a drinking horn engraved with runes was found during roadwork in Waukegan, near the shore of Lake Michigan, north of Chicago.

From Slate Nov. 11, 2023

The judge said at the hearing in Waukegan, north of Highland Park where the shooting occurred, that he would issue a ruling at the next hearing, on Aug. 28.

From Washington Times Aug. 8, 2023

Joliet and Waukegan, however, held fast to the end, making a fight comparable with that of the men in Peoria and Hammond, who had gone out several weeks before September 22.

From The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons by Foster, William Z.

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