How Did MCC Administrators Convince Students to Support Increasing Their Education Cost?

The top headline in the Wednesday Northwest Herald read, MCC trustees weigh tuition hike Student government representatives voice support for increase Every year McHenry County College Board members consider whether to raise tuition and fees. And this is at least … Continue reading

A Huntley High School Grad’s Complaint

Sitting in a doctor’s office, I picked up the Monday Northwest Herald and read the profile of Michael Gyetvan. Reporter Di Benedetto selected Gyetvan because of the extraordinary number of hours of college credit he has earned since graduating from … Continue reading

Message of the Day – Still More Crystal Lake City Council TIF Waste on Route 14

When I was over  at my state legislators’ offices Wednesday, I was complaining passionately about the way the Crystal lake City Council wasted money on changing the streetscape of part Route 14. That’s a term I first ran into in … Continue reading

Memories of Race Relations in School – Part 4

My first integrated school was Middletown High School in New York state. My father had moved the Chinchilla Breeders and Marketers Association from Salt Lake City when he convinced the members that they had to sell fur from the soft … Continue reading

Science Class Scissors Stabbing at CLCHS, Wound Needed No Off-Site Treatment

A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: “On Thursday, March 3rd, 2011, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Central High School Officials were notified of a stabbing that occurred within the school. “At that time a sixteen year old male … Continue reading

Cafeteria Tracking at District 155

The last time I was in a high school cafeteria was when the Cub Scouts were having their annual Blue and Gold Awards Ceremonies. Before that, it was either the time when there was a District 155 candidates’ night after … Continue reading

The Taxman Cometh

When my Crystal Lake Community High School Class of 1960 held its tenth reunion, I was on the committee. We put together a questionnaire and one question this then-late twenty-something guy came up with was “What do you want on … Continue reading

Lake Barrington Sports Complex Might Provide Template for Lakewood’s

“State’s largest indoor sports complex set to open in Lake Barrington“ was the headline in the Daily Herald October 27, 2008. The story reported on a Lake Barrington field house that–at 175,000 square feet–would be the largest in the state. … Continue reading

Clean Up at College and Uteg

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

Clean Up at College and Uteg

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

Teen Arrested for Columbine-Virginia Tech Threat Left in Crystal Lake Central High School Bathroom

Teen Arrested for Columbine-Virginia Tech Threat Left in Crystal Lake Central High School Bathroom The Northwest Herald is reporting that 18-year old Matthew D. Hayes of 203 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, has been arrested for criminal defacement of property and … Continue reading

Teen Arrested for Columbine-Virginia Tech Threat Left in Crystal Lake Central High School Bathroom

Teen Arrested for Columbine-Virginia Tech Threat Left in Crystal Lake Central High School Bathroom The Northwest Herald is reporting that 18-year old Matthew D. Hayes of 203 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, has been arrested for criminal defacement of property and … Continue reading