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Around Coral
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)40 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Chicago, IL55 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Coral; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Coral
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 11th DistrictBill Foster (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
McHenry County grew from 29,759 residents in 1900 to 310,229 in 2020.
McHenry County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 37.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 31 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marengo, IL weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in McHenry County
87,684 jobs at 8,140 businesses in McHenry County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
32 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Coral.
Northwestern Medicine MchenryGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Mchenry17.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Dentists
4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
9
Physical and occupational therapists
7
Optometrists
4
Chiropractors
4
Pharmacies
2
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Coral
Parks (2 nearby)
Indian Oaks Park · 56 acres0.8 mi
Sponable Park · 4 acres0.7 mi
Grocery stores
Sullivan Foods1.2 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Marengo Public Library0.4 mi
Museums
McHenry County Historical Society and Museum3.4 mi
Pullman Archives3.4 mi
Northern Illinois Fire Museum3.4 mi
Illinois Railway Museum4.3 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Marengo-Union E Cons D 165, Riley CCSD 18, Marengo CHSD 154. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Locust Elem SchoolMarengo
Pre-K–3
501
Public
0.5 mi
Riley Comm Cons SchoolMarengo
K–8
277
Public
3.8 mi
Ulysses S Grant Intermediate SchMarengo
4–5
249
Public
0.6 mi
Marengo Comm Middle SchoolMarengo
6–8
342
Public
0.6 mi
Marengo High SchoolMarengo
9–12
685
Public
1.0 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Zion Lutheran SchoolMarengo
Pre-K–8
191
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
0.6 mi
Notre Dame AcademyMarengo
K–12
21
Roman Catholic
5.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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