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Home Inspection in Waukegan:
Buying your first home can be an overwhelming experience. Home Buyer Advocates will spend as much time as is necessary to answer your questions and help you understand the condition of the house you want to buy in Waukegan. We will point out any noted defects, and we will help you understand how things should look when done properly, and how to recognize some defects on your own. Better Support Before, During and Long After Inspection. Unlike phone support only we actually provide on-site support after the inspection.

Please Compare Home Buyer Advocates Inspection Experience, Reports, Education, Training, As Your Advocates Our Complete Dedication to Your Best Interests, Our Long Term Support, Our Current Working Build-Engineering and Service Experience, Our Inspection Fee Money Back Guarantee and Our Rates To Other Inspection Firms. The purchase of a home in Waukegan Illinois may be the largest and most important financial transaction you may make in your lifetime. You deserve a leading Waukegan area building inspector.

 

 

 
 

Home Inspection Waukegan: Know your new home before you have to live with it.

We use our hands on, everyday residential and commercial design, build, and service experience to more effectively and uniquely better serve our home inspection clients. Your inspection will be only as valuable to you as the level of direct experience, the abilities, competencies and standards the inspector has AND USES during your inspection.

Home Buyer Advocates has long term as well as current, up to date experience and Home Buyer Advocates Only Use The Highest Standards while making your inspections. We are also the only inspection company offering a complete 100% inspection fee refund guarantee of your complete satisfaction. Call to schedule your residential or commercial inspection today. We also offer the most affordable inspection rates in the area and the highest inspection value to you.

 

 


Facts about Waukegan

FrenchLake County, 36 miles N of the Loop. traders were familiar with the Waukegan area as early as 1650, and explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette encamped there in 1673 on their journey to find the Mississippi River. By 1725 traders established the Little Fort trading post, which existed until 1760. Thomas Jenkins of Chicago constructed a two-story frame structure on Lake Michigan in 1835 (on the site of the old trading post), and by 1841 Little Fort was established as the county seat of Lake County. In March 1849 residents approved the name Waukegan, the Potawatomi equivalent to Little Fort.
Waukegan Population (year 2000): 87,901.
Waukegan Estimated population in July 2005: 91,396 (+4.0% change)
Males: 44,621 (50.8%), Females: 43,280 (49.2%)
Waukegan Zip codes: 60085, 60087.
Waukegan Median resident age: 29.0 years
Waukegan Median household income: $42,335 (year 2000)
Waukegan Median house value: $118,200 (year 2000)


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Quick Links for Waukegan
Waukegan Main Street
Waukegan Official City Web site
Waukegan Historical Society
Waukegan Public Schools
Waukegan Public Library
Waukegan Park District

Waukegan was incorporated in 1859. Major employers include Lake County Government, and Cherry Electrical Products.

Recreation
Waukegan offers many recreational and community activities, including the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and Waukegan Municipal Band. Community facilities include 42 park sites encompassing 600 acres, 5 golf courses, 3 bowling alleys, two recreation centers with public swimming pools, a senior citizen center, Lake County Sports Ice & Fitness Center, and a YMCA.

Schools
Waukegan Unit School District #60 operates one pre-school, 14 public elementary schools, five middle schools and a high school with total school enrollment of 16,100. There are six parochial elementary schools in the City. Shimer College, a liberal arts college, is located in Waukegan. The College of Lake County's Lakeshore Campus offers associate degrees and adult education classes.

Housing
The 2000 median house value was $118,200 and the median rent cost was $647.  (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000)

Medical Facilities
Hospital care for Waukegan residents is provided by St. Therese Medical Center and Victory Memorial Hospital.

Government Services
The Waukegan Police Department has 169 sworn officers on staff. The Waukegan Fire Department has five stations and 110 full-time firefighters.

Transportation
Pace bus lines link Waukegan with inland communities. Metra's Chicago & North Western/North Line commuter rail provides transportation to Chicago and other shoreline communities. Service for private aircraft is available at the Waukegan Regional Airport.

  • Distance to the Chicago Loop: 45 miles
  • Distance to O'Hare Airport: 37 miles
  • Distance to Mitchell Field: 43 miles


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