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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
Category Archives: Route 47
The unveiling of the the McHenry County SportsPlex details will start at Lakewood’s Red Tail Golf Course Club House at six Tuesday night. Before the night is over, I’d give odds the deal, complete with so far unrevealed “development incentives,” … Continue reading
Capitol Fax Blog reports from a union press release that “the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 and the Laborers’ District Council of Chicago & Vicinity reached a tentative three-year agreement with the Chicago Area Independent Contractors Association (CAICA), … Continue reading
Owners of a couple of hundred acres of land are asking to be annexed to the Village of Lakewood on Tuesday. The annexation is connected with the SportsPlex, which McHenry County’s Board has allocated millions of dollars in loan authority … Continue reading
When are real estate taxes due? Today, June 7th. An earlier message told of the office’s having an ATM machine…just in case you have $5,000 to $10,000 in your account and want to take it out for a cash payment … Continue reading
That’s the biggest news I picked up while taking a look at the Village of Huntley’s Committee of the Whole meeting Thursday night. The meeting was over in 35 minutes.. The most lengthy item was a 10-year liquor store owner … Continue reading
The Village of Lakewood asked permission to annex 540 acres running up to Dean Street Road and Route 176, where mail boxes have a Woodstock address. They got permission to proceed from McHenry County Circuit Court Judge Michael Caldwell. The … Continue reading
As I was heading to the McHenry County Courthouse complex for the Republican Party-sponsored Chicago Food Pantry food giveaway, a Woodstock Police car came screaming down Business 14 and turned onto Route 47. It was easy to tell that this … Continue reading
$92 million is earmarked for the Algonquin Bypass. When first proposed it would have cost half that much. $63 million will be spent to make Route 14 four lanes all the way from Crystal Lake to Woodstock, where it will … Continue reading
Pete Gonigam’s First Electric Newspaper reported it first, but he didn’t have the map you see below. What you see in orange is the new area within McHenry County designated by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development as … Continue reading
Headed by Lake in the Hills’ Louis Tenore, Jr., a group of investors is seeking permission to obtain $18 million in Federally-subsidized stimulus money, according to a document posted on the McHenry County Board’s web site. The proposed McHenry County … Continue reading
On the northwest side of the intersection of Routes 72, 47 and 20 just south of Stark’s Corner, which I guess is now in Pingree Grove, a man and a woman were sitting on chairs on June 9th. I guess … Continue reading
Of course, neither State Senator Pam Althoff nor State Rep. Mike Tryon think the social cost of putting slot machines at every place that sells liquor outweighs the highway benefits. I thought that picture on State Senator Pam Althoff’s web … Continue reading
It wasn’t long in coming. Here is Crystal Lake Republican State Representative Mike Tryon’s “ends justifies the means” defense of his voting to allow slot machines in every location with a liquor license: More Than $160 Million for Local Roads … Continue reading
From the spring weather and clothing evident in this photo, you can tell it wasn’t taken last weekend. You are right. It was taken the weekend before. There was Lakewood village president candidate Erin Smith. She is running against John … Continue reading
When I was in Woodstock Monday, I saw two political signs. The first was that of State Senator Pam Althoff’s and State Rep. Mike Tryon’s. It was on Route 14 across from the proposed minor league baseball stadium site right … Continue reading
When I was in Woodstock Monday, I saw two political signs. The first was that of State Senator Pam Althoff’s and State Rep. Mike Tryon’s. It was on Route 14 across from the proposed minor league baseball stadium site right … Continue reading
Randy’s Cycle place at the corner of Huntley and Main Street is selling off its inventory, starting today. “The sale is initiated only after careful consideration,” a message to a customer read. “The state highway department will be taking over … Continue reading
Randy’s Cycle place at the corner of Huntley and Main Street is selling off its inventory, starting today. “The sale is initiated only after careful consideration,” a message to a customer read. “The state highway department will be taking over … Continue reading
A couple of teenage boys were arrested late last week for robbing the Castle Bank in Huntley on March 10th. Seems a bit strange that they would be from Hinkley, which is straight down Route 47 and west on Route … Continue reading