Waukegan Real Estate, Waukegan Homes, Waukegan Townhomes/Condos For Sale

Waukegan is located in Lake County, Illinois. The city had a total population of 87,901 (2000 census). Waukegan is the ninth-largest city in Illinois by population. The city has plans for redevelopment of the lakefront. The lakefront and harbor plan calls for most industrial activity to be removed, except for the Midwest Generation power plant and North Shore wastewater treatment facilities. The existing industry would be replaced by residential and recreational space. The Johns-Manville site is no longer going to be converted into a recreational facility containing 16 soccer fields and five baseball diamonds. Visit Business Pages Online and find Pasadena Accountant, Los Angeles Vegan Restaurants, Naperville Painting and Naperville Remodeling Contractors. The Waukegan Park District, established by local referendum on December 26, 1916, is a special purpose unit of government as provided by the Illinois Park District Code. The district has 47 properties and control of 720 acres of land, which includes the 18-hole Bonnie Brook and the 9-hole Greenshire Golf Course. Other park resources include a bird sanctuary, nature preserve and a greenhouse. The District operates 3 recreation centers, Belvidere Recreation Center and the Community Recreation Center leased by The Boys & Girls Club of Lake County and the Field House Sports and Fitness Center at Hinkston Park, the Jack Benny Center for the Arts, an outdoor swimming pool (Howard E. Ganster), the Haines Museum, 1 rental hall (Jane Addams Center), 15 ball diamonds, 6 soccer fields, 13 tennis courts, 12 picnic areas, 7 picnic shelters, 32 playgrounds, 14 basketball courts, 1 skate park, and 1 BMX track.