Crystal Lake, Illinois

About Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake, IL is a thriving city located in northeastern Illinois with an estimated population of 41,513.

Crystal Lake holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 18.98 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,187 residents per square mile.

📰 Crystal Lake News Today

• Person dies in car crash near 9405 Butternut Drive in Crystal Lake, Illinois in McHenry County: fire officials ABC7 Chicago · Sep 20
• Thomas Clarke Obituary (1963 - 2026) - Crystal Lake, IL - Northwest Herald Legacy | Obituary · Oct 9
• A Crystal Lake medical office is full of unopened mail, but no employees. What is going on? CBS News · Sep 17
• Crystal Lake S. vs Dundee-Crown - Girls Varsity Volleyball 10/08/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Oct 8
• Wauconda District 118 teacher, volleyball coach arrested by Crystal Lake police for distributing child sex abuse material Lake and McHenry County Scanner · Sep 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Illinois headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Crystal Lake Unique

• Positioned in northeastern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 41,513.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Crystal Lake

• 1776 Restaurant
• Andy's Family Restaurant — american
• Aroma Coffee & Wine — breakfast (café)
• Around The Clock
• Benedict's La Strata — breakfast
• Chen Chinese Cuisine — chinese
• Chicago Ramen — ramen
• El Burrito — mexican
• Georgio's Pizza — pizza
• Grounds Coffee Bar & Cafe — breakfast (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Crystal Lake

• Lippold Park reviews ★
• Three Oaks Recreation Area reviews ★
• Veteran Acres Park reviews ★
• Wingate Prairie Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Asbury Park reviews ★
• Canterbury Park reviews ★
• Coventry Park reviews ★
• Cress Creek reviews ★
• Cress Creek Park reviews ★
• Depot Park reviews ★
• Feinburg Park reviews ★
• Hill Farm Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Crystal Lake

• Canterbury Elem School
• Coventry Elem School
• Crystal Lake Central High School
• Glacier Ridge Elementary School
• Glacier Ridge Prek
• Hannah Beardsley Middle School
• Husmann Elem School
• Indian Prairie Elem School
• Lundahl Middle School
• North Elem School
• Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch
• South Elem School
• West Elem School
• Woods Creek Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal La · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Crystal Lake

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