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City in Illinois, United States
Photo: Richie Diesterheft from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Waukegan is in the Far North Suburbs of the Chicagoland region of Illinois. It sits on Lake Michigan, has a large harbor, and is the county seat of Lake County, Illinois.
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With a buffet, sports book, and gaming tables.
Rather diminutive water park, but the price is right.
The Genesee Theatre is Lake County's premier entertainment venue. Productions include comedy acts, musicals, classical movies, and concerts. It is in historic downtown Waukegan.
Lake County's only opera company, costumed and fully staged. Featuring Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and Concert Chorus. The Jack Benny Center for the Arts is in magnificent Bowen Park. The art center is named after Jack Benny, who had a comedy radio/television program in the mid-1900s and was from Waukegan.
Tavern-style pizza and bar inside of a repurposed military quonset.
Stuff like burnt ends and brisket.
By train
Metra lines serve Waukegan. The Union Pacific North Line runs between Kenosha and the Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago and serves Waukegan.
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