A press release from McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski: Lily Pond Road Vehicle Crash McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Anne Majewski, announced this morning that her office is investigating the deaths of three young men killed early Sunday morning, December 16, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Railroad Tracks
As I was driving to Fox River Grove in mid-afternoon, a Crystal Lake Police Car was blocking Sands Road at Route 14. On the way home, I drove from Route 14 to Sands Road via Smitana Raod, the one that … Continue reading
With the increase in gasoline and diesel prices, Metra already had a good excuse to raise commuter fares. But, with the 88% Toll Tax Hike, there is now even less possibility of losing railroad passengers to their cars. The Daily … Continue reading
People who take Route 47 into McHenry County are going to have problems getting home as early as they usually do on Friday night. And getting to work on Monday morning will be a hassle, too. There certainly will be … Continue reading
The Illinois Railroad Museum continues its profitable (at least I hope it makes a lot of money) tradition of bringing Thomas the Tank Engine to its Union railroad tracks. Thomas, who has a personality all of his own, as do … Continue reading
I remember the chastisement I received in an email for showing a collapsed broadcast tower whose image had been projected on the McHenry County College Conference Center screen. BMB Communications Management spokesman John Maguire said I should have used a … Continue reading
You might think that local school districts would have learned a lesson from the Fox River Grove tragedy that occurred ten years ago. But, one apparently hasn’t. I was driving west on Crystal Lake Avenue this afternoon about 1:35 and … Continue reading