A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: Traffic Crash Investigated on Miller Road at Golf Course Road At approximately 8:46 am [Friday] Crystal Lake Police and Fire/Rescue personnel responded to the area of Miller Road, just east of Golf … Continue reading
Category Archives: Crystal Lake Public Works Department
Oakwood Hills is a residential village between Cary and Prairie Grove with about 2,000 people. There is no commercial district to provide sales taxes, so property taxes, state income tax and Motor Fuel Tax revenue sharing, plus vehicle stickers provide … Continue reading
Main Street will be closed on Tuesday December 20th from 7 am to 3 pm from Sherman Street to IL 176. The roadways will be closed due to the continuing water main installation along IL 176. Both of these closures … Continue reading
The following press release has been emailed by the Crystal Lake Police Department: Police Department Response during snowstorm During the existing snow event, the Crystal Lake Police Department as well as all City staff will be exceptionally busy. Calls for … Continue reading
The resolution that Councilwoman Carolyn Schofield initiated at the election night meeting two weeks ago was passed unanimously Tuesday night. The most startling information that I discovered listening to the discussion on the matter was Councilwoman Ellen Brady Mueller’s revelation … Continue reading
WATER ONPAVEMENT is what the warning sign said Monday on Crystal Lake’s College Street near Uteg. Saturday the corner was flooded at 7:30 AM. Impassible at 9. This is the corner that the Crystal Lake Public Works Department spent a … Continue reading
As we were about to leave for Knox Pool for McHenry Marlin Swim Team practice, our electricity went out. No problem shortly before 1 AM when the tornado warning siren blared, but no lights at 7:30 AM with very little … Continue reading
As we were about to leave for Knox Pool for McHenry Marlin Swim Team practice, our electricity went out. No problem shortly before 1 AM when the tornado warning siren blared, but no lights at 7:30 AM with very little … Continue reading
The water in and around Crystal Lake is not as high as it was in the third week of August last year, but it is getting pretty high. The one pier I could find, Dick Vogelman’s at Lakewood’s Gate 7, … Continue reading
The water in and around Crystal Lake is not as high as it was in the third week of August last year, but it is getting pretty high. The one pier I could find, Dick Vogelman’s at Lakewood’s Gate 7, … Continue reading
A flooding problem at the intersection of College and Uteg Streets one block north of Route 14 was being addressed by the Crystal Lake City Public Works Department last Thursday. The area is obviously a low spot in the city’s … Continue reading
A flooding problem at the intersection of College and Uteg Streets one block north of Route 14 was being addressed by the Crystal Lake City Public Works Department last Thursday. The area is obviously a low spot in the city’s … Continue reading
Wednesday night the Crystal Lake Public Works Department dug a ditch through the lot it owns between North Shore Drive and Crystal Lake, the lake. The ditch was designed to drain water from North Shore Drive, which has been as … Continue reading
Wednesday night the Crystal Lake Public Works Department dug a ditch through the lot it owns between North Shore Drive and Crystal Lake, the lake. The ditch was designed to drain water from North Shore Drive, which has been as … Continue reading
Crystal Lake must have money to burn. Public Works Department employees seem to be replacing all of the street signs in town. On top, you can see what the old black and white signs look like. Below is the new … Continue reading