CITY

Official Website:
http://www.waukeganweb.net/

Population:
87901 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1829

County:
Lake County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Lake County News-Sun

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Salvi, Roskam & Maher	1985
WMS Industries	1946
Outboard Marine	1929

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Diane Ackerman	Author	7-Oct-1948		A Natural History of the Senses
Robert B. Barnett	Attorney	26-Aug-1946		Washington literary agent, debate coach
Dan Bartlett	Government	1-Jun-1971		White House communications director
Jack Benny	Actor	14-Feb-1894	26-Dec-1974	The Jack Benny Show
Ray Bradbury	Author	22-Aug-1920	5-Jun-2012	Fahrenheit 451
George Chandler	Actor	30-Jun-1898	10-Jun-1985	Uncle Petrie on Lassie
David Clennon	Actor	10-May-1943		Joshua Nankin on The Agency
William Price Fox	Novelist	9-Apr-1926	19-Apr-2015	Southern Fried
Otto Graham	Football	6-Dec-1921	17-Dec-2003	NFL Hall of Famer
Charles Redman	Diplomat	24-Dec-1943		US Ambassador to Germany, 1994-96
Kim Stanley Robinson	Novelist	23-Mar-1952		Mars Trilogy
Brian Van Holt	Actor	6-Jul-1969		House of Wax

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Percy Julian	Chemist	11-Apr-1899	19-Apr-1975	Physostigmine and cortisone

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