Editing Waukegan, Illinois (section)

==Government services==
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Waukegan has a port district that operates the city harbor and regional airport.
* Waukegan Harbor:
** The marina provides services and facilities for recreational boaters.
** The industrial port provides access for 90–100 large shipping vessels yearly. Companies with cargo facilities at the port currently include Gold Bond Building Products (capacity for 100,000 tons of [[gypsum]]), LaFarge Corp (12 cement silos), and St Mary's Cement Co (two cement silos).<ref>[http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ndc/ports/pdf/ps/ps48.pdf seriesmain_rpt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823030313/http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ndc/ports/pdf/ps/ps48.pdf |date=August 23, 2007 }}. (PDF).</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/north/chi-waukegan_08aug08,1,1032764.story?ctrack=1&cset=true|title=Harbor cleanup moves forward|date=August 8, 2007|work=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrc.usace.army.mil/projects/Waukegan%20CDF-GI%20FY05.htm|title=Waukegan Harbor|publisher=U.S. Army Corps of Engineers|access-date=August 13, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613010741/http://www.lrc.usace.army.mil/projects/Waukegan%20CDF-GI%20FY05.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = June 13, 2007}}</ref>
* [[Waukegan National Airport]]:
** FAA certified for [[general aviation]] traffic
** Has a [[U.S. Customs]] facility, allowing for direct international flights
* The Lake County McClory recreational trail passes through Waukegan. It provides a non-motor route spanning from [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]], to the North Shore, along the right of way of the former [[Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad]].
* [[Metra]] provides service between [[Waukegan (Metra station)|Waukegan]] and downtown Chicago via the [[Union Pacific North Line]]. Service runs daily from early morning to late evening. [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides public bus service throughout Waukegan and surrounding areas. Most buses run Monday through Saturday with limited Sunday/Holiday service on two routes.
* Waukegan has three licensed taxi companies - 303 Taxi, Metro Yellow, and Checker Cabs, and Speedy Taxi, which operate under city ordinances.

===Fire department===
The Waukegan Fire Department provides [[fire protection]] and [[paramedic]] services for the city, with five [[fire station]]s. Firefighters, lieutenants, and captains are represented by the [[International Association of Fire Fighters]].