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#7 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings

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#16 America's Most Playful Cities

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#36 Hypertension Hot Spots

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#45 2005 High Gas Prices

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#49 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

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McLean has superb QOL - inside the Beltway, rural feeling, easy commute to DC via nat'l parkway, influential  More

There are definitely four seasons here; but, the winters tend to be short and the summers  More

Very expensive housing here. We could never afford to buy  More

Great people, beautifully diverse. All live and work together to provide the best for all residents. Lake County College is completing a 40 million dollar building  More

We're looking for a moderate climate. Waukegan is on Lake Michigan and could have a dynamic vibrant downtown but it doesn't. Great master plan if somehow Waukegan can  More

I have been living in north east waukegan for 12 years and I am excited by the recent surge of growth in the downtown area. Thanks to the Genesee theater, there are  More