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The Riley handbook

Living in Riley, IL: what to set up and who to call

Riley has no town government of its own, so McHenry County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Marengo Community High School District 154. For an emergency, Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal La is the closest ER, 15.7 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Riley has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in McHenry County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Riley’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Riley, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerCommonwealth Edisoninvestor-owned utility · 17.7¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve RileyData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Riley’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMarengo Community High 154 and Riley Community Consolidated 18 districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code60152Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Riley.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Riley. Its homes paid an average of 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Illinois, for customers on its standard service). Illinois lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of Commonwealth Edison’s home customers do, and Commonwealth Edison still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Riley

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Riley, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Riley’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Riley.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileRiley has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Riley kids go to
K–8Riley Comm Cons Schoolin Marengo
9–12Marengo High Schoolin Marengo

Riley is in two districts that split the grades: Marengo Community High School District 154 and Riley Community Consolidated School District 18.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Riley is unincorporated, so McHenry County is the local government.

Local governmentMcHenry CountyRiley is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereMcHenry County ClerkElections here are run by McHenry County (county election office). 2200 North Seminary Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098 · (815) 334-4242 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeova.elections.il.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Riley is in ZIP code 60152

ZIP codes where Riley residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of RileyZIP’s residents in Riley
60152Marengo, IL100%0%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomMercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal La15.7 miles awayGet a library cardMarengo-Union Public Library District19714 East Grant Highway · (815) 568-8236

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Riley

Who provides electricity in Riley?

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Riley?

60152. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Riley in?

Marengo Community High School District 154 and Riley Community Consolidated School District 18.

How do I register to vote in Riley?

In Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before). Elections here are run by the McHenry County Clerk. Check your registration at ova.elections.il.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet (FCC): pending.