As one of the fastest growing communities in Illinois, Crystal Lake offers a wide variety of family opportunities such as the America s Cardboard Cup Regatta, the CABA Baseball World Series for 15 year olds, and Doc Haznow s Chili Open Golf Classic held on the beautiful, frozen Crystal Lake. Children and adults can be seen enjoying baseball, softball, soccer, football, volleyball, ice-skating, sledding, boating, fishing and much more. Crystal Lake is the center of retail trade in McHenry County with everything from bookstores to movies theaters, grocery stores to pet stores, sports facilities to dance studios.
Retail shopping abounds in Crystal Lake.
Crystal Lake can also boast of its excellent schools, modern library facility, delightful parks and wonderful beaches. Winter, spring, summer or fall Crystal Lake, Illinois is a nice place to call home. Crystal Lake is 45 minutes from O Hare Airport and 10 miles north of Interstate 90. If your business or organization would like to make information related to Crystal Lake available through this page, please fill out the registration form. For more information, please contact the Crystal Lake Public Library.