Ah, the good ol’ days. Right after Earth Day in 1970, the Illinois General Assembly passed and Governor Richard Ogilvie signed a bill to ban open burning. Lakewood residents had always burned their leaves. It was so bad that vision … Continue reading
Category Archives: Leaves
A press release from the McHenry County Health Department: Open burning restrictions Residential landscape burning ordinance reminder WOODSTOCK IL – McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) reminds residents of the Public Health Ordinance restrictions regarding the open burning of landscape waste. … Continue reading
Thinking of Thanksgiving brought Julie Richardson’s name to mind. She was the Lakewood Village President when Lakewood banned leaf burning. In times past one could have almost zero visibility driving down Lake Avenue, the main drag in the part of … Continue reading
When I came in from raking leaves it was just raining a bit. Enough to make me go inside, but not badly. Then I looked at the weather map from WIRL in Rockford. (It’s the best I’ve found since WGN … Continue reading
Summer 2012 As I sit to write this letter, it is a beautiful spring day and there is much to celebrate within the Village of Lakewood. Lakewood Property Taxes We recently received our property tax bills and, for many of … Continue reading
This picture was taken Friday, November 16th, after I took my 10-year old to school. It was the day the maple leaves were falling in and, as you can see from these pictures, on Crystal Lake. The most beautiful I … Continue reading
This picture was taken Friday, November 16th, after I took my 10-year old to school. It was the day the maple leaves were falling in and, as you can see from these pictures, on Crystal Lake. The most beautiful I … Continue reading