http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/make-johnson-outboards-water-tower-a-historical-landmark-waukegan-illinois.html Online petition signatures en-us Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:36 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24537232?utm_medium=rss Save

]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:01:07 UTC 24537232 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24362724?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:59:30 UTC 24362724 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24142107?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Jun 2021 01:28:05 UTC 24142107 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24102900?utm_medium=rss I own 6 Johnson and Evinrude outboards and have owned more in the past. I am a member of the AOMCI (Antique Outboard Motor Club, Inc.) And would like the tower to stand for all the people that made, sold, serviced and enjoyed the OMC products.

]]> Tue, 11 May 2021 01:45:15 UTC 24102900 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24083361?utm_medium=rss This is part of the history of Waukegan..The water tower should stay..Susan Shell

]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2021 01:04:19 UTC 24083361 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24078531?utm_medium=rss Waukegans Water Front is Waukegans most valuable asset. My family lives in Gurnee and we like to visit the waterfront but always wish their was more to do. I think the Johnson Water Tower would be a great attribute to revive this area. Johnsons motors is well known and people will come just to see the tower and the nostalgia of it. It needs to be restored.

]]> Fri, 9 Apr 2021 09:26:45 UTC 24078531 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23996410?utm_medium=rss Please save this final note in a long history of marine outboard manufacturing. Please don’t let future generations completely forget Johnson once built great motors here.

]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2021 03:47:52 UTC 23996410 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23959429?utm_medium=rss As an active boater/fisherman near the fox river in Elgin I’m all for this. By trade I am an automotive mechanic but for the pure joy of it I buy and fix up old outboards just to keep them going. People need to remember where we came from to understand where we are headed. Historical landmarks like this do exactly that. Keep it, restore it, love it.

]]> Sat, 28 Nov 2020 06:17:27 UTC 23959429 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23931050?utm_medium=rss This tower should be saved for all of the great times these outboards provided for American families through the years.

]]> Mon, 9 Nov 2020 03:11:10 UTC 23931050 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23898423?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Oct 2020 05:07:19 UTC 23898423 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23856295?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Aug 2020 05:42:32 UTC 23856295 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23852321?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Aug 2020 08:41:14 UTC 23852321 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23821664?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 Aug 2020 08:04:40 UTC 23821664 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23807992?utm_medium=rss Save a piece of history

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2020 10:35:38 UTC 23807992 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23804115?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Aug 2020 12:49:04 UTC 23804115 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23802459?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Aug 2020 12:52:29 UTC 23802459 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23777339?utm_medium=rss Fri, 31 Jul 2020 03:09:49 UTC 23777339 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23774486?utm_medium=rss Grew up in the Waukegan area in the 70’s. Sad to see OMC Johnson gone. It was such an economically important part of the area.

]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2020 06:22:51 UTC 23774486 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23764688?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Jul 2020 08:28:26 UTC 23764688 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23747831?utm_medium=rss Preserve Waukegans history

]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:57:21 UTC 23747831 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23747590?utm_medium=rss Save the clock tower. Just kidding. Please make this water tower a historical landmark and make it beautiful. Thank you.

]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2020 11:42:23 UTC 23747590 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23747345?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Jul 2020 09:27:10 UTC 23747345 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23747144?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Jul 2020 07:52:18 UTC 23747144 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23727697?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Jul 2020 10:07:01 UTC 23727697 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23719035?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Jul 2020 01:37:14 UTC 23719035 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23707649?utm_medium=rss Please keep this memory of the OMC plant!

]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2020 08:27:37 UTC 23707649 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23640617?utm_medium=rss Please make the old Johnson Water Tower a historical landmark. Johnson was a huge part of Waukegan's history. Also, I believe they donated the entire beach area to the city.

]]> Sat, 6 Jun 2020 12:31:10 UTC 23640617 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23612817?utm_medium=rss Please preserve this shred of what once was a titan of american engineering and outboard engine history. Let this serve as a towering memorial to the men and women of the once great company that was OMC.

]]> Tue, 19 May 2020 06:17:51 UTC 23612817 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23607402?utm_medium=rss Why would you not restore the only thing left that represents a huge part of Waukegan's history??!! There has to be living members of the community that worked at the Johnson boat motor factory who chose to make Waukegan their home because of that factory. What better way to honor them and the company than to restore the iconic water tower. Johnson could've chose anywhere other than Waukegan to establish and grow their company but they didn't. They chose Waukegan and that should mean something to the people in charge of making the decision to honor or disgrace the last known object that represents the company. The company that helped build the city they supposedly represent and support.

]]> Fri, 15 May 2020 05:47:38 UTC 23607402 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23581012?utm_medium=rss I have owned a ‘67 Boston Whaler since 1973. Originally had a 33 hp Johnson before a 2007 40 etec and now a 2014 30 etec. I also have a 6hp 1989 Johnson. This company probably has a connection to almost every boater either directly or indirectly and it’s history should be and deserves to be honored and preserved.

]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:46:14 UTC 23581012 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23578505?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:15:22 UTC 23578505 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23543347?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Apr 2020 06:27:31 UTC 23543347 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23537800?utm_medium=rss part of Waukegan's golden years. Noe part of it's sad history.

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2020 02:01:57 UTC 23537800 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23537100?utm_medium=rss Please restore and save.

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2020 05:03:23 UTC 23537100 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23531159?utm_medium=rss My father whole family except myself work for Johnson Motors. My dad worked on the assembling line, my mom in die-cast, Oldest sister and Brother worked during summers and my middle sister as a secretary for OMC. I was saddened when I last drove by the water front and all the building were torn down. We need to preserve our history and what the Johnson plant did for the Waukegan economy and during the war.

]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2020 09:00:23 UTC 23531159 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23526347?utm_medium=rss Sun, 12 Apr 2020 01:27:15 UTC 23526347 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23520523?utm_medium=rss I agree, we need to save our manufacturing history !!

]]> Thu, 9 Apr 2020 12:27:07 UTC 23520523 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23509125?utm_medium=rss Keep ye old Tower! LET IT STAND

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:32:40 UTC 23509125 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23504287?utm_medium=rss Significant pieces of Illinois history must not be forgotten. This water tower serves as a perfect reminder of how great the Chicagoland manufacturing used to be here.

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:42:20 UTC 23504287 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23501573?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Mar 2020 04:57:27 UTC 23501573 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23498915?utm_medium=rss certainly worthy of note....a reminder of our former role of leadership...and a point of pride...

]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2020 02:18:07 UTC 23498915 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23491104?utm_medium=rss Worthy to be made a historical landmark.

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:00:12 UTC 23491104 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23484514?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Mar 2020 03:36:13 UTC 23484514 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23472429?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Feb 2020 12:33:49 UTC 23472429 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23467716?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:17:48 UTC 23467716 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23461471?utm_medium=rss I visited OMC Engineering in 1978 and saw the remains, the building at 300 Seahorse Dr. with the water tower again in 2015. Please restore the paint and save the water tower as a historic industrial landmark in Waukegan and in the world.

]]> Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:14:12 UTC 23461471 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23456928?utm_medium=rss Save the tower and restore it

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:46:30 UTC 23456928 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23456824?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:38:19 UTC 23456824 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23455321?utm_medium=rss My grandfather worked at OMC from 1942-1972 and my father from 1965-1999. I have many fond memories of my mother bringing my father to work every day, driving to the lake. Leaving the water tower in place would be a wonderful way to preserve such a memorable history of Wkgn.

]]> Sat, 8 Feb 2020 12:08:46 UTC 23455321 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23452553?utm_medium=rss I worked for OMC several years, there should be some type marker that goes to the history of the company.

]]> Thu, 6 Feb 2020 09:01:10 UTC 23452553 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23452520?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Feb 2020 08:16:12 UTC 23452520 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23452289?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Feb 2020 02:53:49 UTC 23452289 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23452283?utm_medium=rss As an outboard collector and a strong advocate for studying and remembering our history I strongly recommend preserving the Johnson tower.

]]> Thu, 6 Feb 2020 02:51:21 UTC 23452283 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23450814?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2020 07:54:01 UTC 23450814 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23450727?utm_medium=rss I Request that City Of Waukegan make the 93 year old Johnson Water Tower into a historical landmark to honor the OMC employees that worked hard for decades to enhance the recreational lives of people across the nation.

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2020 07:05:17 UTC 23450727 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23450726?utm_medium=rss 2nd Generation OMC Employee and Proud of the Evinrude brand

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2020 07:05:01 UTC 23450726 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23450587?utm_medium=rss I worked at OMC and Bombardier for over 30 years.

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2020 05:32:46 UTC 23450587 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23450371?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2020 03:18:53 UTC 23450371 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23450348?utm_medium=rss I lived in Waukegan for years, raised my kids there, and worked for BRP. The Johnson Outboards tower is an iconic symbol of Waukegan; it's on the City Seal. The City of Waukegan, the State of Illinois, and the federal government have been working for years to revitalize the Waukegan lakefront. Restoring the tower would be a great way to honor Waukegan's past while setting the stage for the city's future.

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2020 02:57:30 UTC 23450348 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23450341?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2020 02:50:23 UTC 23450341 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23450310?utm_medium=rss Freshen it up with some paint and save it!

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2020 02:22:38 UTC 23450310 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23450288?utm_medium=rss Worked there for many years and think it's a great idea to preserve the water tower as a landmark in Waukegan.

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2020 02:08:27 UTC 23450288 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23450287?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Feb 2020 02:04:28 UTC 23450287 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23450277?utm_medium=rss Born and raised in waukegan. Worked at the plant for 27 years

]]> Wed, 5 Feb 2020 01:52:39 UTC 23450277 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23439300?utm_medium=rss Sat, 1 Feb 2020 02:27:03 UTC 23439300 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23437260?utm_medium=rss I believe this part of history should be remembered. Please consider keeping this water tower as a part of our great history in Lake County Illinois.

]]> Fri, 31 Jan 2020 02:33:55 UTC 23437260 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23433056?utm_medium=rss I think this is a great idea. #1 cheap way to get rid of an eye sore #2 Johnson motors really did bring a lot of joy to all sorts of Americans boaters. Great piece of history.

]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2020 02:51:23 UTC 23433056 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23433018?utm_medium=rss Waukegan Illinois City Council

]]> Thu, 30 Jan 2020 01:40:43 UTC 23433018 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23431736?utm_medium=rss I actually would like to purchase it with a business idea. Please see my idea at cjherring101 on Instagram

]]> Tue, 28 Jan 2020 04:13:18 UTC 23431736 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23430440?utm_medium=rss These types of Industrial landmarks are just as important to the history of our nation as battlefields and parks. Save and restore the water tower

]]> Sat, 25 Jan 2020 04:35:02 UTC 23430440 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23430390?utm_medium=rss We need to keep this water tower where it is and a small park with a sign giving it's history. It is a part of history for Waukegan.

]]> Sat, 25 Jan 2020 02:56:34 UTC 23430390 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23429972?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Jan 2020 05:12:16 UTC 23429972 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23428380?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:05:31 UTC 23428380 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23427259?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:40:05 UTC 23427259 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23427205?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Jan 2020 09:22:42 UTC 23427205 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23427009?utm_medium=rss Please save the Johnson water
tower. It's not only a piece of
Waukegan's history, it's a great
tribute to America's industrial history.

]]> Mon, 20 Jan 2020 02:54:04 UTC 23427009 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23426980?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Jan 2020 01:57:57 UTC 23426980 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23426913?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Jan 2020 08:02:48 UTC 23426913 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23426612?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Jan 2020 08:57:31 UTC 23426612 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23426599?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Jan 2020 08:29:37 UTC 23426599 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23426516?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Jan 2020 06:28:37 UTC 23426516 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23426453?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Jan 2020 04:19:12 UTC 23426453 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23426441?utm_medium=rss I was born in Peoria and had a 1958 Johnson 5 1/2 hp when I was a boy. These are great memories. Please preserve this historic water tower.

]]> Sun, 19 Jan 2020 03:55:43 UTC 23426441 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23426014?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Jan 2020 08:23:38 UTC 23426014 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23424487?utm_medium=rss I have a 1958 18hp Johnson that I have been working on for 8 years to restore to it's original condition. I hope you will preserve the water tower as the last monument to a great company and a great motor.

]]> Fri, 17 Jan 2020 01:05:10 UTC 23424487 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23423516?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Jan 2020 03:18:40 UTC 23423516 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23423242?utm_medium=rss Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:18:33 UTC 23423242 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23421782?utm_medium=rss Please make this tower a historical landmark because of its relevance to America's world renowned technical and economic superiority that built this nation into the phenomenon of the greatest nation in the history of this planet!

]]> Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:06:16 UTC 23421782 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23420603?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:48:54 UTC 23420603 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23416492?utm_medium=rss Fri, 10 Jan 2020 06:11:42 UTC 23416492 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23416480?utm_medium=rss Fri, 10 Jan 2020 06:04:27 UTC 23416480 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23415647?utm_medium=rss Fri, 10 Jan 2020 02:50:59 UTC 23415647 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23415270?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Jan 2020 09:43:12 UTC 23415270 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23415104?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Jan 2020 07:49:58 UTC 23415104 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23414967?utm_medium=rss I like the park idea! Please don't move it!

]]> Thu, 9 Jan 2020 06:07:00 UTC 23414967 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23414817?utm_medium=rss Many people worked here for many years. This was one of the largest manufacturing companies on the Waukegan lakefront. It was also the company's headquarters.

]]> Thu, 9 Jan 2020 03:51:12 UTC 23414817 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23414016?utm_medium=rss As a member of the Antique Outboard Motor Club(AOMCI), I appreciate your consideration of this preservation effort.

]]> Thu, 9 Jan 2020 01:45:10 UTC 23414016 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23413980?utm_medium=rss OMC was an important part of Waukegan's history; just like Jack Benny and Ray Bradbury. The Water Tower needs to be preserved. Yes, OMC caused some environmental issues, but so have thousands of other organizations, including Mercury Marine. Our family has used Johnson and Evinrude engines since the early 50's; great families memories were made with them. It would be a shame to see any memory of the good OMC did for the community erased forever.

]]> Thu, 9 Jan 2020 01:11:41 UTC 23413980 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23413655?utm_medium=rss Made in the U.S.A is a good thing to honor.
The tower is a good visual waypoint from the lake or land weather enjoying the day or in distress. Thanks, Matt

]]> Wed, 8 Jan 2020 09:16:49 UTC 23413655