Mayor Sam Cummingham said the proposed project could have a similar impact on the city’s downtown as the Genesee Theatre.

The deadline to apply is Nov 1. Both the Merchants Block Building and The Community Works are in downtown Waukegan, near the corner of Genesee and Water streets, where many of the buildings are older.

“The Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie was the result of a partnership between the Waukegan Park District and the Waukegan Historical Society to transform a vacant building into a thriving ...

A proposed runway improvement project at Waukegan National Airport will be 1,000 feet shorter than originally envisioned, requiring only a sliver — rather than 52 acres — of neighboring forest ...