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North Chicago, industrial city (1990 pop. 34,978), Lake co., NE Ill.; inc. 1909. Its economy is closely intertwined with the neighboring city of Waukegan Waukegan (wôkē`gən), residential and industrial city (1990 pop. 69,392), seat of Lake co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. ..... Click the link for more information. , which has a harbor on Lake Michigan. Pharmaceuticals, medical diagnostic-testing equipment, chemicals, steel, and automobile parts are among the many manufactures. A sit-down strike at a steel plant there in 1937 led to a U.S. Supreme Court decision (1939) ruling such strikes illegal. Adjacent to the city is the Great Lakes Naval Base. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I bought a large studio condominium in North Chicago this August. African Americans made up about 6 percent of the county's population, with large concentrations in North Chicago and Waukegan. and Mike Hiley, DAV HSC, North Chicago VA Medical Center, prepare to mount up in a new Ford van purchased by Chapter 83. |
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