In the mid-1800s, Great Lakes shipping was key to the economic boom of the newly settled Midwest. Port cities big and small, such as Chicago...

Harness racing at the Waukegan Fair's race track,  Waukegan, Illinois, circa 1878. Dunn Museum, Glass Negatives Collection, 93.32.142....

One of the most influential citizens in the development of early Waukegan was Scottish immigrant, James McKay, who lived there from 1841 to ...