Editing Antioch, Illinois (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[Metra]] service is provided from Antioch to [[Chicago Union Station]] via the [[North Central Service]]. Bus service within Antioch and throughout Lake County is provided by [[Pace (transit)|Pace]].

[[Western Kenosha County Transit]] Route 2 serves parts of Antioch Monday-Saturday, connecting riders to several towns, villages and unincorporated municipalities throughout Kenosha County. Riders can also transfer to Route 1 and Route 3 to travel to [[Kenosha]] and [[Lake Geneva, Wisconsin|Lake Geneva]], respectively.

Antioch is located approximately 43 miles north of Chicago [[O'Hare International Airport]] and 40 miles south of [[General Mitchell International Airport]] in Milwaukee.

===Major streets===
Several major highways and state routes cross over and travel around Antioch.

{| class="wikitable"
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! Sign
! '''Route number'''
! Local name
! Location description
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| [[Image:Illinois 83.svg|30px]]
| [[Illinois Route 83]]
| Main Street
| Runs N-S through the town center
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| [[Image:Illinois 59.svg|30px]]
| [[Illinois Route 59]]
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| ends in Antioch at the junction with [[Illinois Route 173]]
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| [[Image:Illinois 173.svg|30px]]
| [[Illinois Route 173]]
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| Runs E-W through the Township and Village of Antioch. 
|-
| [[Image:US 45.svg|30px]]
| [[U.S. Route 45]]
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| Runs N-S along the eastern edge of town, from WI to Lindenhurst, IL.
|-
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| North Avenue
| Runs E-W on the "North" side of town, from Wadsworth, IL, along the IL-WI Border, to the East Side of Lake Catherine in Unincorporated Antioch Township.
|-
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| Depot Street
| Runs E-W, from Deep Lake Rd to Main St and becomes Orchard St West of Main St to the intersection with David St.
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| Deep Lake Road
| Runs N-S, from WI border to Grand Ave. Lindenhurst, IL.
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| Grass Lake Road
| Runs E-W from Milburn, IL through Lindenhurst, IL over the Southern end of Grass Lake into the Village of Fox Lake, IL.
|}

===Public safety===
The Antioch Police Department (APD) is responsible for law enforcement in Antioch.

The Antioch Fire Department provides fire and emergency medical services with contract service, part time and paid on call firefighters and Paramedics. The fire department currently uses 3 fire stations to house its different equipment, and all 3 are staffed with personnel. Antioch Fire Department has an array of equipment to use including several engines, 2 water tenders, 2 boats including an air boat, and a six-wheeled vehicle to access hard to reach areas. Antioch Fire Dept. also owns several pieces of special equipment including new state of the art extrication equipment used to extricate injured people from wrecked cars. The Antioch First Fire Protection District was the first organized fire protection district in the state. The Fire Department also has an Explorer post for youths ages 15 to 20 interested in making the fire service a career.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/129268697087694/ |title=Antioch Fire Explorer Post 2100 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en |access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref>

Until 2014, EMS was provided by the volunteer Antioch Rescue Squad. The Antioch Rescue Squad was the first licensed paramedic unit in the State of Illinois.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

The police department and the fire department are housed in separate buildings next to each other. The Antioch Village Board elected to close the communication center in 2012, electing to outsource all of its 911 emergency dispatch service (Police, Fire, and Rescue) to another center located in Round Lake Beach.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} In March 1993, the Antioch Police Department became a part of the Lake County Enhanced 911 system.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}