Kenosha is a lively, lakefront mid-size city on Lake Michigan with a restored electric streetcar, beaches and parks, museums, a busy harbor market, craft breweries and year‑round festivals—plenty to keep you social, outdoorsy or entertained during multi‑week contracts.
It’s an affordable, compact base with easy weekend options about 32 miles south of Milwaukee and roughly 50 miles north of Chicago, plus Metra commuter-rail and fast highway access so big‑city dining, airports and attractions are an easy trip when you want them.