Ken Santowski Reports to Lakewood Constituents

Lakewood’s Village Trustee is the only municipal official I know that send regular reports of his take on village meetings to his constituents.  Here is his latest missive: Greetings from another planet: January 31, 2011 Each year I resolve to … Continue reading

Lakewood Village Trustee Offers Update

Lakewood Village Trustee Ken Santowski has made it a practice to send emails about his take on village affairs. His latest missive follows: Friends Neighbors and fellow residents, Unfortunately the August 10th board meeting was canceled. We only had the … Continue reading

Driver in Huntley Road-Waterford Cut Crystal Lake Fatality Charged with Aggravated DUI’s

Crystal Lake Police were at Centegra’s Memorial Hospital in Woodstock when Kyle J. Sievert was released. They arrested him on four charges, the main one being Aggravated Driving Under the Influence resulting in a motor vehicle accident resulting in the … Continue reading

Lakewood President Erin Smith’s Letter to Residents

Dear Neighbors, I would like to take this opportunity to provide a series of brief updates to you regarding items that have been addressed during recent Board Meetings and other topics where I have received questions or comments from residents.  … Continue reading

Message of the Day – Out for a Walk and a Necessity

As I was driving south on Huntley Road in Crystal Lake Sunday afternoon about 1, I saw this fox on the bike path. It looked almost mangy. He/she turned off the path and ambled toward the drainage pond. Something on … Continue reading

Two Randall Road Intersections Featured on “Worst Intersection” Story Front Page of Chicago Sun-Times

Two Randall Road Intersections were featured in the Sunday’s Chicago Sun-Times’ front page story on “Worst Chicago Area Intersections.” The Kane County transportation folks have tried to improve the intersection of Randall and Huntley Roads in Carpentersville by not allowing … Continue reading

Two Randall Road Intersections Featured on “Worst Intersection” Story Front Page of Chicago Sun-Times

Two Randall Road Intersections were featured in the Sunday’s Chicago Sun-Times’ front page story on “Worst Chicago Area Intersections.” The Kane County transportation folks have tried to improve the intersection of Randall and Huntley Roads in Carpentersville by not allowing … Continue reading