The city of Waukegan, IL has a long and honored history as one of the Great Lakes regions pioneers in commercial and industrial development. The famous French missionary and explorer, Peres Jacques Marquette, first visited the region around Waukegan, IL in 1673.The city that started as a French trading post along the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan is one of the oldest known communities in Illinois. It was originally a Pottawatomie Indian settlement that was known as Little Fort. Records from the early part of the nineteenth century show that a treaty was signed between Pottawatomie natives and the Federal Government. This 1829 treaty transferred the land in this area to government control. The town continued to grow and diversify and Waukegan, IL was incorporated as a city on February 23, 1859, with an area that included 5.62 square miles. In the present time the city of Waukegan, IL is the ninth largest community in Illinois and the largest community in Lake County, and boasts a population of over 90,000 people. As a prime business, industrial and residential community, Waukegan, IL continues a trend of steady growth and economic prosperity. Waukegan, IL is also proud to have a sister city in Kiyotake, Japan
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