Chain O’ Lakes
The Chain O' Lakes is a region in the northwestern part of greater Chicagoland which is composed of 15 lakes connected by the Fox River and man-made channels.Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Fox Lake.
Fox Lake
Photo: bogdanstepniak, CC BY 3.0.
Fox Lake is a village in Lake County, Illinois and Burton Township, McHenry County, Illinois, United States. Fox Lake is a northwestern Chicago suburb. The population was 10,978 at the 2020 census. It is located 50 miles north of Chicago.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ingleside station and Classic Cinemas.
Ingleside station
Railway station
Photo: Mitchazenia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ingleside is the penultimate commuter railroad station along Metra's Milwaukee District North Line in Ingleside, Illinois. The station is officially located on Washington Street and Rollins Road, however the actual location is off of Rollins Road itself.
Classic Cinemas
Movie theater
Classic Cinemas is the largest Illinois based movie theatre chain. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, it operates 16 locations with 141 screens in Illinois and Wisconsin under Tivoli Enterprises ownership.
Fox Lake station
Railway station
Photo: Neutronv6, Public domain.
Fox Lake is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line in Fox Lake, Illinois. The station is located on Nippersink Boulevard at Grand Avenue, is 49.5 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters from Fox Lake to Downtown Chicago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Round Lake Beach and Long Lake.
Round Lake Beach
Town
Round Lake Beach is a northern suburb of Chicago in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 27,252. The United States Census Bureau defines an urban area of northwest Chicago-area suburbs that are separated from Chicago's…
Long Lake
Hamlet
Long Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 3,663.
Fox Lake Hills
Hamlet
Fox Lake Hills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lake Villa Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,684.
Chain O’ Lakes
- Type: group of lakes
- Description: group of lakes located in the Lake County, Illinois near the Wisconsin border
- Also known as: “Chain O‘ Lakes” and “Chain O’Lakes”
- Location: Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.4° or 42° 24′ northLongitude
-88.1333° or 88° 7′ 60″ westOpen location code
86JHCV28+2MWikidata ID
Q14210754
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