This one is in water in a pot hole on Route 31 last Sunday before it started snowing.

It’s of a tree on the east side of the road.

There was no wind in the valley except for that created by the cars hurtling past.

None hit this one while I was taking pictures.

The hole had been patched once, but obviously needed a second treatment.

After driving down from the Wisconsin line, I concluded that there is going to be a tax increase to fix roads that Illinois residents will swallow.

I would hope taxpayers would not bite their tongues while being jarred by one of numerous potholes that are even on Randall Road in McHenry County.

I have never seen roads as bad as this in Illinois…not even when Governor Dan Walker called for a $50 million supplemental specifically to fix potholes.