McHenry County Blog

On the way to pick up my son from a sleepover for church, we drove past this

sign near South Elementary School in Crystal Lake.

You will note my just-back-from-a-spring-break-in-Florida son is still wearing shorts.

Some years people have been water skiing by now, so I thought the sign deserved to be memorialized.

When I ran for McHenry County Treasurer in 1966, I remember the last snow came on May 5th. In 1993, there was frost under the leaves in mid-May.

Look what happened to the roof over the gas pumps at the Clark Oil Gas Station on Route 14 at Dole Avenue.

The photos above were shot on Christmas Day.

Here’s what it looked like five days later.

Getting the work done before January 1st means that it will be at least partially taxable for real estate taxes the year after next.

Look what happened to the roof over the gas pumps at the Clark Oil Gas Station on Route 14 at Dole Avenue.

The photos above were shot on Christmas Day.

Here’s what it looked like five days later.

Getting the work done before January 1st means that it will be at least partially taxable for real estate taxes the year after next.