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About Island Lake, IL

Island Lake is a small lakeside community about 45 miles northwest of Chicago, accessible via I-90 to Route 53 north, then Route 176 west. Route 12 provides the main north-south connection through the Chain O'Lakes region. The town of 8,000 sits among natural lakes and rolling terrain in McHenry County, with Metra service available nearby in Wauconda. The community takes its name from an actual island in the central lake, connected to shore by a walking bridge.

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Island Lake, IL is in United States, at 42.278, -88.200 - about 24 km west of Vernon Hills, IL.

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The closest airport to Island Lake, IL is Chicago O'Hare International Airport, 58 km (about 1 h 10 min by car).

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