Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:14 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:17 am – 4:21 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 16°F35 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month June43 in of snow a year, on about 30 days11 days above 90°F, 133 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waukegan station, 1 mi away; rain from Chicago Waukegan Rgnl Ap; snow from Lake Villa 2ne
Nearby landmarksCollege of Lake County Lakeshore Campuscollege · 1.6 miWaukegan Riverriver · 1.8 miWaukegan Harborbay · 2.0 miRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Sciencecollege · 3.8 miGages Lakelake · 6.9 miDead Lakelake · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBelvidere Parkpark · under a mileDugdale Parkpark · under a mileAdeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Parkstate park · 5.0 mi · 3,186 acresBlair Woodsstate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 115 acresTangley Oaks Woodsstate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 81 acresLake Bluff Woodsstate conservation land · 5.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 10 Feb 201042 mi away, near Lily Lake, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Nov 201338 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighLake County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighTornado Very HighStrong wind Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025196 of 231 days measured32 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lake County monitors, IL
Drinking waterWaukeganserves 87,149 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation678 ft207 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLake Behavioral Hospitalunder a milePost officeWaukegan Post Office1.6 miTown hallPark City City Hall1.3 miPolicePark City Police Department1.3 miFire stationWaukegan Fire Department Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools12 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high, 4 otherElementaryWashington Elementary Schoolright hereMiddleThomas Jefferson Middle Schoolunder a mileHighWaukegan High School Brookside Campusunder a mileCollegeCollege of Lake County Lakeshore Campus1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD26 miInterstateI-943.1 miUS highwayUS 411.7 miAmtrakGlenview, IL GLN20 miRailWaukeganMetra1.7 miCoachUptown - 63rd Street and 20th AvenueWisconsin Coach Lines15 miTransit133 stops within a milePace Suburban BusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 60079 ZIP area.
