How many verified contractors does ProFix list in Waukegan, IL?

ProFix currently lists 11 verified gold-tier contractors serving Waukegan, IL. This city page covers Lake County, 88,182 residents, and 3 trade categories from the current local pro shard. Use it to compare profiles, local Q&A, and state-level licensing before requesting quotes.

Local pros in Waukegan, IL

Lake County, Illinois. Population 88,182.

Updated June 2026what's new

Lake CountyFIPS 177929388,182 residents

Top verified pros in Waukegan, IL

11 gold-tier pros (confidence score 80+ — full NAP, license, and multi-source coverage). Ranked by ProFix data-confidence: complete licensed contact details and multi-source public-record coverage; ProFix verifies state licenses where available; never by payment.

Trade breakdown

Plumbers: 6
General Contractors: 4
Roofers: 1

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Top 6 Plumbers in Waukegan, IL

Ranked by ProFix data-confidence: complete licensed contact details and multi-source public-record coverage; ProFix verifies state licenses where available; never by payment.

Top 4 General Contractors in Waukegan, IL

Ranked by ProFix data-confidence: complete licensed contact details and multi-source public-record coverage; ProFix verifies state licenses where available; never by payment.

Data-derived local notes

Hiring context for Waukegan, IL

Waukegan is a midsize-city page in the top-2,000 launched-state city set, ranked #410 by the population value in all-cities.json. The city record places it in Lake County; the pro counts below are exact city-name matches from the IL gold shard.

Population in seed: 88,182.
Matched pro records: 11.
24/7 emergency flag count: 0.
Top matched trade buckets: Plumbers (6), General Contractors (4), and Roofers (1).
Lake County hub has 22 state-shard records.

Trade counts from the shard

Plumbers: 6
General Contractors: 4
Roofers: 1

0 records carry the 24/7 emergency flag.

County and permits

Waukegan is in Lake County. This seed does not name a city-specific permit office, so use the authority having jurisdiction for the job address and cross-check state licensing through Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR).

Lake County hub Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

Phone: +1-888-473-4858

Code adoption checks

State code context for Waukegan comes from the Illinois NEC / IRC / IECC seed. Current adoption values in the seed: NEC: not specified; IRC: not specified; IECC: IECC 2024. The permit date and local amendments still control the job.

Seasonal scheduling notes

Illinois's seasonal seed describes the climate zone as "Humid continental Midwest with severe storms, winter freezes, and humid summers". For Waukegan, the highlighted windows below are selected from plumbing inspection, roofing, and hvac service / install because those projects match either the city's top trade counts or the highest-urgency state calendar entries.

Plumbing inspection
Ideal: April, May, September, October · Medium urgency
Roofing
Ideal: May, June, September, October · High urgency
HVAC service / install
Ideal: March, April, September, October, January, February · High urgency

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Climate resilience context

Waukegan uses the Illinois state resilience seed. The scenarios linked to this city page are freezes and winter cold snaps, tornadoes, and straight-line wind storms; they are state-level hazards, not city incident claims.

freezes and winter cold snaps
Illinois freeze risk includes subzero wind chills, ice dams, frozen service lines, and sump-pump discharge lines blocked by snow or ice.
tornadoes
Illinois sees tornadoes from spring supercells and summer squall lines, with risk spanning farm towns, Chicago suburbs, and older masonry neighborhoods.
straight-line wind storms
Illinois windstorms include derechos, bowing squall lines, and winter frontal winds that damage shingles, siding, mature trees, and service drops.

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Emergency playbooks to keep handy

Emergency links for Waukegan are selected from Illinois's state emergency scenarios and climate-relevant playbooks. They are planning links; call 911 or the serving utility first when life safety, gas, fire, downed lines, or shock risk is present.

State 24-hour guide

Frozen pipe with no visible burstPro today
Frozen pipe bursts while thawingPro today
No heat during freezing weatherPro today
Tree or large limb on the houseCall 911

Generated from all-cities, all-counties, state pro shards, state code updates, seasonal/climate seeds, emergency seeds, and licensing/permit-contact seeds.