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Waukegan wins grant to study ravines and shoreline habitat; public engagement planned

5955618 · October 15, 2025
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City planning staff presented a grant-funded study of the Waukegan River and ravine system funded through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative; consultant Stantec will begin field work and the city plans public engagement around a 60% design.

Waukegan — The Environmental and Sustainability Committee received a briefing Sept. 2 on a grant-supported effort to study the Waukegan River and ravine system and to advance erosion control, habitat protection and public-access improvements.

Rachel Canton, a planner in the city’s Planning and Zoning Department presenting on behalf of the project manager, said the city received funding through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation via a…

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