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About Coal City, IL

Coal City is a small Illinois community about an hour southwest of Chicago via I-55, Exit 240. The town of 5,300 sits in farming country along the Mazon River. State Route 113 runs through the center, connecting to Morris and Braidwood. Many residents commute north to Chicago-area jobs. The city's name comes from historic coal mining operations, and old mining remnants are still visible in the surrounding countryside.

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Coal City, IL is in United States, at 41.277, -88.280 - about 23 km north of East Brooklyn, IL.

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The closest airport to Coal City, IL is Chicago Midway International Airport, 92 km (about 1 h 23 min by car).

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