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Lake Charleston is a reservoir in Coles County, Illinois. [1] Served by Illinois Route 130, it is 2 miles (3 km) southeast of the Illinois city of Charleston. [2] Much of the lake is surrounded by city parkland, and a lakeside circular trail is 3.6 miles (6.0 km) in length. Power boats are allowed, but the lake enforces a no-wake rule.
2393803 [1] Wikimedia Commons. Charleston, Illinois. Website. www .charlestonillinois .org. Charleston is a city in, and the county seat of, Coles County, Illinois, United States. [3] The population was 17,286, as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor, Mattoon.
Mattoon, Illinois. Location of Mattoon in Coles County, Illinois. / 39.47750°N 88.36222°W / 39.47750; -88.36222. Mattoon ( / ˈmæt.tun / MAT-toon) [3] is a city in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 16,870 as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Lake Land College and has close ties with its neighbor, Charleston.
Website. www .crystallake .org. Crystal Lake is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. Named after a lake 1.6 miles (2.6 km) southwest of the city's downtown, Crystal Lake is 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Chicago. [3] The population was 40,269 as of the 2020 census. [4]
1966–1982. 3+. Serial killer whose first murder in 1966 was of his sister-in-law in Joliet, Illinois. [38] [39] John Wayne Gacy. Norwood Park. 1972–1978. 33-45. Serial killer and rapist, also known as the "Killer Clown", who killed at least 33 young men and boys.
5th, 9th, 10th, 11th. Website. www .lakecountyil .gov. Lake County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Illinois, along the shores of Lake Michigan. As of the 2020 census, it has a population of 714,342, [1] making it the third-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Waukegan, the tenth-largest city ...
Crawford County was home to several battles between the settlers and Indians, and also the location of the only woman ever hanged in Illinois. Crawford County when it was created in 1816, extending north to Lake Superior. In 1831, the creation of Jasper and Effingham Counties reduced Crawford to its current size.
The Charleston–Mattoon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of Coles County in central Illinois, anchored by the cities of Charleston and Mattoon . As of the 2000 census, the area had a population of 64,449 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 62,781).