Steve Sadin

Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham said the project will help transform Washington Street into a “gateway” into the city that is more pedestrian-friendly and safer for everyone.

State Rep. Laura Faver Dias, D-Grayslake, encouraged the new citizens to get involved in their community.

Walter Willis, SWALCO’s executive director, said Friday he was disappointed by Reynolds' decision, but he understands the challenges the company faced finding recyclers for plastic bags.

The facility was designed to look like a hospital, with an emergency room, intensive care unit, operating rooms, a delivery room, an intensive care unit and a hospital room.

North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham Jr. said the ordinance is about more than rewriting and modernizing codes. IIt is a forward-looking document.

With the average sale price of a single-family home in Waukegan currently between $247,000 and $253,000, according to Realtor.com, it was $166,916 five years ago.

The month and the events that are part of it are an opportunity “to celebrate the cultures, traditions and contributions of Hispanic and Latino residents” in the community.

Katie Barrera, a co-president of the Waukegan Psychologists Council union, said therapists are working at more than one school and care is less available.