Gages Lake

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Gages Lake is a half-decent spot in Lake County, Illinois, stuck between Wildwood and Gurnee like it’s trying to be cool but still smells like old pizza and regret. They got a college and a bar that serves cheap beer and worse decisions.
I tried to move to Gages Lake, now I live in my car next to Jessie Oaks.
My cousin got a job at the College of Lake County and still can’t afford a proper meal.
Jessie Oaks is the only place I know where the bar is louder than my mom’s yelling.
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Gages Lake is the worst neighborhood in Illinois, full of people who think they’re gangsters, but they just ride around in beat-up cars, eating pizza from the convenience store, and calling their kids 'big homie.'
I told my friend he should move to Gages Lake, now he’s stuck there with the biggest black bus stop in history.
My uncle got arrested at Jessie Oaks for arguing with the cashier over the price of a soda.
The convenience stop in Gages Lake is where I got my first tattoo and my first heartbreak.
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