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
Category Archives: Leaf Burning
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
Julie Richardson was Village President of Lakewood from March of 2004 until May of 2009. She served as Trustee before that. Before her term as Village President burning of leaves was allowed in town. One could not leave the windows open … Continue reading
It’s that time of year in the rural parts of Crystal Lake. Leaf burning time. This smoke was blowing across the Crystal Lake-McHenry Blacktop from the first lot in Covered Bridge Trails. It was thick and would soon be thicker, … Continue reading
It’s that time of year in the rural parts of Crystal Lake. Leaf burning time. This smoke was blowing across the Crystal Lake-McHenry Blacktop from the first lot in Covered Bridge Trails. It was thick and would soon be thicker, … Continue reading