Waukegan Main Street (WMS) is a volunteer-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to the revitalization and preservation of historic downtown Waukegan. We focus on the revitalization of the central business district because a healthy, economically viable, and attractive downtown is important to a community's overall health and vitality, and vice versa.
Both the public and private sectors of the community must be involved and committed for a local Main Street program to succeed. Each sector has an important role to play and each must understand the other's needs, strengths and limitations so that an effective partnership can be created.