1892Infrastructure
Industrial development began almost immediately with a railroad depot being set up in 1892; most notable was the arrival of the Washburn and Moen Manufacturing Company, a major ...
1895Government
The settlement was incorporated as a village in 1895 and as a city in 1909.
1911Military
In 1911, a naval training area was created, the present Great Lakes Naval Training Center, currently the only "boot camp" for Navy enlisted personnel after the closure of facili...
1926History
A Veteran's Administration hospital went into service in 1926.
1957Civil Rights
Housing was segregated in the mid-20th century, and until as late as 1957 the African-American section of town lacked sewers and paved roads.
1990History
Robinson, in: Local Community Fact Book : Chicago Metropolitan Area (1990).
2007Architecture
In the fall of 2007, the city finished demolishing the buildings on Sheridan Road between Martin Luther King Drive and the railroad trestle to the north, within the framework of...
2020Culture
Latinos have arrived in significant numbers, particularly from Mexico, and now form the largest racial/ethnic group in the city (36% as of 2020), just as they do in Waukegan to ...