North Chicago, Illinois is a genuinely diverse and quietly extraordinary city in Lake County offering a remarkable naval heritage, stunning Lake Michigan shoreline, and one of the most authentically rewarding culinary cultures in all of the north suburban corridor.
Naval Station Great Lakes — the largest naval training facility in the United States — is an absolutely extraordinary landmark whose 1,600-acre lakefront campus and century-long history of training American sailors makes it one of the most significant military institutions in the entire country. Dead River Nature Preserve delivers a breathtaking Lake Michigan bluff experience with rare coastal wetlands and exceptional spring birding. Greenbelt Forest Preserve rounds out the natural offerings with 1,400 stunning acres of oak savanna and Des Plaines River bottomland.
For dining, the vibrant Latino culinary culture along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive is exceptional, and Aurelio’s Pizza delivers a legendary thin-crust South Side-style sausage pizza that has been earning devoted regulars for decades.