Web Design in Union, Illinois

Union on the map

The closest municipalities to Union are Marengo (2.9 miles, pop. 7,737), Huntley (7.4 miles, pop. 29,132) and Woodstock (7.8 miles, pop. 25,740). For big-city shopping and services, Elgin (115,476 residents) is 17 miles away. Grand Geneva Resort Airport (XES) is 28 miles north of Union in a straight line. A 25-mile radius around Union takes in 84 other municipalities. Union covers 0.8 square miles of land, about 818 residents per square mile. A service area page that lists the towns you cover, from Union to Marengo and Woodstock, answers the first question many customers have: do you come to me?

McHenry County: 317,751 residents (2025) in 31 incorporated places. Across McHenry County, the median household income is $104,802 and the median age is 40.7. Broadband reaches 95.4% of homes, and 9.2% of households are online only through a phone plan. Homeowners are 82.7% of households.

The customers behind the numbers in Union

87.6% of Union households are homeowners (67.1% statewide). That is a large market for home services that can be found online.

A typical trip to work takes 30.3 minutes, one way. Long commutes leave little time for calls during business hours.

Businesses in and around Union

Union shares ZIP code 60180 with the surrounding area, where 56 employer businesses were counted in 2023. A sample of that count, and what each kind of business needs online:

• Landscaping companies, 5 in the count. What works online: seasonal services, photos of yards you take care of and a quick way for new customers to reach you.

County-wide, McHenry County counts 8,140 businesses with employees and 26,379 self-employed or nonemployer businesses (2023). 413 trucking companies operate in McHenry County, 2.5 times what the national mix would predict. In that line of work, shippers and brokers vet carriers; the website should give customers lanes and regions, equipment, authority and insurance details and a quote form. Next on the list: machinery manufacturers, 66 of them, at 3.3 times the national share. None of them needs a complicated site; they need one that answers the customer’s first questions honestly.

Union at a glance

Homes in Union have a median value of $252,200, and renters pay a median of $1,692 a month, compared with $263,300 and $1,274 statewide. Union’s median age of 39.0 compares with 39.0 across Illinois. There are 259 households, and 87.6% of them own their home.

Hot months, wet months: Union through the year

The nearest NOAA station with 1991-2020 climate normals, Marengo, is 3.9 miles from Union. It records an average high of 84°F in July and an average low of 13°F in January. About 38 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a normal year, most of it in June. About 15 days a year hit 90°F or more. Cold winters mean furnace repair, snow removal, roofing and auto service, and the first freeze sends everyone searching at once. Give seasonal work its own page, so the right page is there when the weather turns.

Before you publish: Illinois and federal rules

A website doesn’t need a special license, but the business behind it follows the same Illinois rules as any other.

• Illinois taxes general merchandise at a 6.25% state Retailers’ Occupation Tax rate, with a preferential 1% rate on qualifying drugs and medical appliances; municipalities and counties add local rates. Illinois Department of Revenue
• Fake or bought reviews are illegal under a federal rule in force since 2024 (16 CFR Part 465): post only real ones. 16 CFR Part 465
• Illinois has no statewide general business license; cities and counties impose their own taxes and may require zoning permits, so the city or county clerk is the place to check. In Union, that means asking McHenry County and the Village of Union. Official source

This is general information, not legal advice. Your county, your village hall or an attorney can confirm what applies to you.

Small business website, start to finish

Aria works from Curitiba, Brazil, and has built websites for businesses since 2008. We work with businesses remotely, so a company in Union gets the same plan, at $89 a month, without meetings or visits.

1. Sign up online in about 5 minutes; the logo, photos and texts you already have go by email.
2. We build it with your brand on a proven professional template and send a temporary link within 5 business days.
3. Approve it, pay the first month, and the website goes live on your domain together with your business email.

Once the site is live, hosting, SSL, daily backups and security updates are handled for you, and you request content changes by email at no extra cost.