Geography
North Chicago, Illinois is located at 42°19′20″N 87°51′16″W / 42.322272°N 87.854470°W / 42.322272; -87.854470.
According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of 7.91 square miles (20.5 km2), of which 7.90 square miles (20.5 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.25%) is water.
The city is situated on Lake Michigan. Most of its territory drains directly to the Lake, but the western region drains to the North Branch of the Chicago River, and ultimately, since the engineering projects of the 19th century, to the Illinois and thence to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
North Chicago includes a Lake County Forest Preserve unit, the Greenbelt.
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