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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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| North Chicago, Illinois, reported its 2001 third quarter net sales as $33. The company currently has two manufacturing facilities in Fairfield, California and in North Chicago, Illinois, where Jelly Belly(R) jelly beans and 100 other fine candies are produced and distributed. North Chicago, Illinois, reported its 2001 second quarter net sales as $37. |
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