Description: Finding the right community, and the right location, is critical to success for a business. From charming downtown retail to high traffic count retail superstores, manufacturing facilities to housing developments, Crystal Lake is the clear leader for business.
Located 35 miles from O'Hare International Airport, Crystal Lake, Illinois is easily accessible to Chicago via two Metra train stations. With 1,600 acres of parks and open space, 230-acre Crystal Lake and Three Oaks Recreational Park, Crystal Lake attracts people looking for an active lifestyle and excellent quality of life. Elementary School District 47 and Community High School District 155 are two of the best public school systems in the region, and Crystal Lake is home to McHenry County College.
“Crystal Lake, a northwest Chicago suburban community of 40,000 has quickly translated demand into growth – filling commercial corridors, encouraging reinvestment in multiple shopping centers, and developing new sites with retail, restaurant, healthcare, fitness facilities and housing.”
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) raised the City’s long-term rating to AAA – the highest that can be earned. It has been assigned to very few governments in Illinois.