Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, North Chicago is a growing community and the proud home to Naval Station Great Lakes.
Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, North Chicago is the proud home to Naval Station Great Lakes, the only training command for United States Navy recruits and the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center – the nation’s first fully integrated Veteran’s Affairs and Department of Defense entity.
Each year thousands of people visit the city to attend Navy recruit graduations, visit world renowned Abbott Laboratories, receive treatment from the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, attend medical school at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and visit the Jelly Belly Candy Company.
This community of 32,564 is one of the busiest destinations on Chicago’s North Shore, and is home to the top employers in Lake County, which significantly increases the city’s daytime population.
Along with this, North Chicago has freight and commuter rail lines, two commuter rail stations, easy access to major highways, and a municipal water plant and distribution system.
The city of North Chicago an all-American community and a great place to live, work and play.