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Coal City is a village spanning Grundy and Will Counties that is considered a fringe town of the Chicago metropolitan area.

Coal City was incorporated in 1870 and was named for the coal mines in the vicinity, which were built following the 1820 discovery of large coal reserves in the area.

During the 20th century Coal City's coal mining declined, and its economy shifted toward manufacturing and the construction of nearby power plants, including the Dresden Nuclear Power Plant and the Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station.

An EF2 tornado passed through Coal City during the November 17, 2013 outbreak, damaging homes along a 12.9-mile path with maximum winds of 122 miles per hour and causing three injuries.

A confirmed EF3 tornado struck Coal City on June 22, 2015, with winds reaching 160 miles per hour — the most powerful tornado to hit the region since the Plainfield tornado of August 1990 — damaging and destroying homes and businesses.

Coal City covers 5.88 square miles, of which 98.11% is land and 1.89% is water, at an elevation of 568 feet.

Coal City had a population of 5,705 in the 2020 census, growing steadily from 1,672 in 1890 and 4,797 in 2000.

The 2020 census counted 2,286 households and 2,418 housing units in Coal City, with a median age of 38.4 years and 24.1% of residents under the age of 18.

Coal City's median household income was $75,108 and its median family income was $97,695, with a per capita income of $36,011 and about 6.1% of the population below the poverty line.

All of Coal City is served by Coal City Community Unit School District 1, which runs an Early Childhood Center, an Elementary School, an Intermediate School, a Middle School, and Coal City High School.