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==Economy== Mchenry has 3 distinct downtown districts with many local shops and restaurants: Green Street, Riverside Drive, and Main Street.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.naturallymchenrycounty.com/communities/mchenry/ |title=Mchenry - From downtown to downtown |access-date=May 7, 2024}}</ref> The Mchenry Area Chamber of Commerce also owns and operates the McHenry RiverWalk Shoppes, a retail incubator with 10 small shops in Miller Point Park, available for local businesses to rent seasonally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mchenrychamber.com/mchenry-riverwalk-shoppes/ |title=McHenry RiverWalk Shoppes - A Retail Incubator Program |access-date=May 7, 2024}}</ref> Connecting the Green Street and Riverside Drive downtown districts is the 0.73 mile (1.17 km) McHenry Riverwalk. which runs along Boone Creek and the Fox River.<ref>{{cite web |title=CHAPTER 4: MCHENRY RIVERWALK |url=https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/mchenryil/latest/mchenry_il/0-0-0-15405 |access-date=May 7, 2024}}</ref> It is home to residences, shops, restaurants, bars, a concert venue, Miller Point Park, Weber's Park, and other various forms of entertainment and commerce. Major industrial employers including Medela, [[Follett Corporation|Follett School Solutions]], Fabrik Industries, Brake Parts Inc, Jessup Manufacturing Company, and Plaspros Inc. These businesses are located in the city's business parks.<ref name='OBD' /> [[Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital]] provides 143 beds for emergency and in and out-patient health care services to the city and surrounding areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nm.org/locations/mchenry-hospital |title=Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Overview |access-date=May 7, 2024}}</ref> North of [[Illinois Route 120]] on [[Illinois Route 31]] is a big box retail corridor including Meijer, Aldi, Harbor Freight, Home Depot, Kohls, and Dicks Sporting Goods.<ref name='OBD'>{{cite web |url=https://www.thinkmchenry.com/business-directory/ |title=City of McHenry Online Business Directory |access-date=May 7, 2024}}</ref>
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