One wet night after the improvements were finished on Rakow Road where it intersects with McHenry Avenue, I noticed that there were no reflectors between lanes to help guide motorists. I still wonder why this safety feature was not included … Continue reading
Category Archives: McHenry Avenue
A year and a half ago in November of 2011, Crystal Lake city officials gathered in McCormick Park to dedicate the improvements along Virginia Street financed by that street’s Tax Increment Financing District. Among the improvements were low and high … Continue reading
press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: Crystal Lake Traffic Crash – McHenry Ave at Barlina Road On Monday, August 27, 2012 at approximately 4:36 PM, emergency crews from the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue and Police Departments responded to … Continue reading
It didn’t impede my trip from Route 14 to Lakewood, but low hanging power lines along McHenry Avenue south of Lake Avenue (oops, Lake Street, as a commenter points out) caused traffic to divert. No police directing traffic, but when … Continue reading
I was headed toward Colonial Cafe on Route 14 in Crystal Lake, picking up a friend on the way. Above is what I saw at the busy intersection of McHenry Avenue and Lake Avenue. Three signs at the intersection. No … Continue reading
The following press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department has been received. It concerns a car’s hitting a pedestrian at the intersection of Route 14 and McHenry Avenue on Monday morning: On August 9th, 2010 at approximately 10:00 pm, … Continue reading
The drop in the price of oil has allowed Crystal Lake, McHenry County and other road repairers to lay lots of macadam this summer. Old asphalt on Dole Avenue between Route 14 and West Crystal Lake Avenue has been removed, … Continue reading
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 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