Editing Waukegan, Illinois (section)

==Artistic references==
* In her poem 'Twee visschers' (''two fishermen''), written in Dutch by the Surinam writer {{Ill|Rudie van Lier|nl}} two men, a white and a black, are fishing together near Waukegan. They are described as the new future.
* [[Eleanor Taylor Bland]] is an author of [[crime fiction]] taking place in "Lincoln Prairie" an [[amalgamation (fiction)|amalgam]] of Waukegan, North Chicago, and Zion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.who-dunnit.com/authors/45/ |title=Eleanor Taylor Bland |website=www.who-dunnit.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040901004027/http://www.who-dunnit.com/authors/45/ |archive-date=September 1, 2004}}</ref>
* The character [[Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)|Johnny Blaze]] from the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] comic book ''[[Ghost Rider]]'' is described as having been born in Waukegan.<ref>[http://www.marveldirectory.com/individuals/g/ghostrider.htm Ghost Rider Marveldirectory.com.]</ref>
* [[Ray Bradbury]] spent his childhood in Waukegan and used it as the basis for Green Town, the setting of three of his books: ''[[Dandelion Wine]]'' (1957), ''[[Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel)|Something Wicked This Way Comes]]'' (1962), and ''[[Farewell Summer]]'' (2006). In his essay "Just This Side of Byzantium" and poem "Byzantium, I come not from," Bradbury explains the relationship between Green Town and his memories of Waukegan.
* Waukegan's [[Amstutz Expressway]], locally known as the "Expressway to Nowhere", has been used as a shooting location for such films as ''[[Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day]]'', ''[[The Ice Harvest]]'', ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]'', ''[[Contagion (2011 film)|Contagion]]'' and ''[[Batman Begins]]''.
* The music video "In Love with a Thug" sung by [[Sharissa]] featuring [[R. Kelly]] was filmed in Waukegan, predominantly on the corner of Water Street and Genesee Street.
* In 2005, [[Ringo Starr]] and the Roundheads recorded a concert for an episode of ''[[Soundstage (TV series)|Soundstage]]'' at the [[Genesee Theatre]] in Waukegan.
* In their 1979 novel ''[[Stardance]]'', Spider & Jeanne Robinson refer to Waukegan as if it were a prototypical Earth location, as identified by gravity vs. free fall.
* The hip-hop group [[Atmosphere (music group)|Atmosphere]] namechecks the city in live performances of the song "You."
* [[Tom Waits]] mentions Waukegan in the song "Gun Street Girl" from his album ''[[Rain Dogs]]'' (1985): "He left Waukegan at the slamming' of the door".
* The band The [[Ike Reilly Assassination]] mentions Waukegan in the song "The Ex-Americans" from the 2004 album ''Sparkle in the Finish''.
* The band [[Eddie From Ohio]] has a song titled "HoJo's in Waukegan" on the album ''Actually Not''.
* The 2024 film, ''[[Ghostlight (2024 film)|Ghostlight]]'', was filmed in various neighborhoods in the Chicago area, including Waukegan.