Three Lock Box Key 3 Clues and the reasons for them.
Wednesday May 7
AMERICA: 7:30 – “Far, we’ve been traveling far without a home, but not without a star.” Neil Diamond song ‘America’
AMERICA: 12:30 – Where the great ones are. The Great Lakes are in the US.
PARK: 5:30 – After 26, the legal stuff kicks in. In the Waukegan Park District, you can have 26 people at a gathering at a public park without having to get a permit.
Thursday May 8
LAKE COUNTY: 7:30 – The Mirthmobile came through. In Wayne’s World, the guys drove from Aurora to Milwaukee, going through several local counties.
AMERICA: 12:30 – But was it really Chris? Christopher Columbus is often credited with “discovering” the Americas in 1492. There are people who refute this.
PARK: 5:30 – He gave 49 years to get a namesake. Eber Hinkston, part of the family in which the park is named after, lived in Waukegan for 49 years.
Friday May 9
AMERICA: 7:30 – June 21, 1788 was a fine day. The day the constitution was ratified
LAKE COUNTY: 12:30 – One more than Pongo and Perdita’s crew. 101 Dalmatians – Illinois has 102 counties
LAKE COUNTY: 5:30 – Not the JMM song. John Michael Montgomery sang the song Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident).
Friday bonus clue:
ILLINOIS: He may have lived in a van by the river, but he wasn’t from here. Matt Foley was played by Chris Farley on SNL. Chris Farley was born in Wisconsin
Monday May 12
SIGN: 7:30 – The Original was written while road-tripping on Route 66. The song “Signs” by The Five Man Electrical Band was written by Les Emmerson when he was road-tripping on Route 66 in California.
LAKE COUNTY: 12:30 – Out of 3144, only 26 are raking in more dough. Lake County is the 27th wealthiest county in the country.
PARK: 5:30 – You can do the Michigan for 10 57 “The Michigan” is one of the floorplans offered by the Imperial Towers apartment complex located directly across from the park and rent starts at $1057.
Tuesday May 13
WAUKEGAN: 7:30 – Milwaukee is a connection to Chicago Milwaukee Ave is one of two roads that go from Chicago to Waukegan. Sheridan Rd. is the other.
LAKE COUNTY: 12:30 – It could start with an A, a V or a W In Lake County, all East–West-bound County Routes begin with an “A”, while North—South-bound County Routes on the western half of the county begin with a “V”, and those located on the eastern half begin with a “W.
STREET: 5:30 – This 6’3” shooting guard transfer helped out. Xavi Granville transferred from Grayslake Central to Waukegan for the 24-25 basketball season. The key is close to the street “Grandville”
Wednesday May 14
AMERICA: 7:30 – “Let us be lovers, we’ll marry our fortunes togetherI’ve got some real estate here in my bag“ Song “America” by Simon and Garfunkel.
WAUKEGAN: 12:30 – Rudie van Lier, Eddie From Ohio, The Ike Reilly Assassination and Tom Waits had some things to say about it. Waukegan was mentioned in poetry and in songs.
WAUKEGAN: 5:30 – In the mid 1800’s more than 1000 visited each year. The growth of the city’s industry was stimulated by the railway system so much so that nearly 1000 ships were visiting Waukegan harbor every year.
Thursday May 15
STREET: 7:30 – It COULD be a euphemism for sexy time. By using the Urban Dictionary, you can conceivably use “frolic” as a synonym for sex. The key is close to Frolic Ave.
STREET: 12:30 – “I bet you bought those hideous shoes for some emotional reason.” Quote by Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock. Jack is played by Alec Baldwin. The park is on Baldwin Ave.
WAUKEGAN: 5:30 – Poor Honest Abe – he couldn’t finish. Waukegan arguably has the distinction of being the only place where Abraham Lincoln failed to finish a speech. When he was campaigning in the town in 1860, he was interrupted by a ringing fire alarm.
Friday May 16
PARK: 7:30 – One of two is close by, a descendant of the Sesame Club. One of Waukegan’s two libraries (originally known as the Sesame Club) is in the Hinkston Field House which is next to the park.