From McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski: Traffic Fatality June 27, 2017 in Hampshire IL June 27, 2017 @ 1600 McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Anne Majewski, announced today that her office is investigating the death of a Stone Park IL man … Continue reading
A press release about the car accident death of Round Lake resident Robert Ficarra, age 84, as a result of a car-truck accident at Route 12 and Route 134 in Fox Lake: … Continue reading
Found this license plate holder on Route 14 in Crystal Lake. … Continue reading
The results are in regarding the bids for pickup trucks and the trailer that Algonquin Township Road Commissioner advertised for sale, as reported by Townwship Clerk Chuck Lutzow follows: The Algonquin Township Road District held a bid opening, which was … Continue reading
Not in focus is the photo below of an ad published by Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Bob Miller for a new street sweeper: The bids will be opened Wednesday, April 26th, at 4 PM. He has also asked for bids … Continue reading
There was a tie vote at the last meeting of the McHenry County Board. It was whether to “buy now, get approval later, ask forgiveness” vote, to put it in the words of Huntley Board member Jim Kearns. Should the … Continue reading
You can read the last substantive item on the Tuesday McHenry County Agenda below: Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of a Used 2015 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup Truck Nunc Pro Tunc for the McHenry County Emergency Management Agency in FY2016. There are … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski identifying Barry Serio as the trucker killed yesterday on Route 176 A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Three Vehicle Crash Results in Fatality in unincorporated Woodstock A 55-year-old … Continue reading
With almost half the voters undecided, according to a Thursday night McHenry County poll by Victory Geek, a McHenry County Blog advertiser based in Crystal Lake, candidates for State’s Attorney are going all out this weekend. I think it was … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Sheriff’s Office Investigating Single Vehicle Crash August 21, 2015 A 65-year-old Marengo man was pronounced dead at the hospital Friday after the vehicle he was driving crashed in the 7000 block of … Continue reading
According to this press release from Dr. Anne Majewski, McHenry County Coroner, 41-year old Robert Choate, Jr., of Johnsburg was killed after being hit by two semi-trucks on Route 120. … Continue reading
Taking the shortcut to Woodstock I saw two cement trucks coming to and fro from the road building on Route 14 near McHenry County College. The maximum weight for them is 82,000 pounds, if memory serves me correctly. Somehow I … Continue reading
Because I mixed up the two “McC’s” on the County Board, I have moved this article to the top. It was Mary McClellan who joined Michele Aavang in sponsoring the amendment, not Mary McCann. I apologize for the mistake. One … Continue reading
Driving up Route 31 into Crystal Lake I saw this truck with advertising for McHenry County College pass me making left turn onto Rakow. Is MCC training people how to drive trucks? … Continue reading
Cell phone cameras are everywhere. No wonder policemen not wanting scrutiny oppose allowing people to use them while they are on duty. Consider the following photo of a Fox River Grove village pickup truck a Friend of McHenry County Blog … Continue reading
An IRS finding handed down January 31st will surely be the talk of the next meeting of the Township Officials of Illinois. It says that heretofore fringe benefits, such as the Grafton Road Commissioner’s vehicle and the reimbursement for dinners … Continue reading
A sixth note to the McHenry County Board from the Fleming Road Alliance: To: Ken Koehler, Chair, McHenry County Board; County Board Members From: Fleming Road Alliance Re: Update on Fleming Road Alliance Position on Improvements for Fleming Road. Dear … Continue reading
Two sights caught my attention this New Year Eve’s Day. The first was the overly-full parking lot at Crystal Lake’s Jewel. I’ve often wondered why people buy four-wheel drive vehicles. One answer is obvious from this scene: to park where … Continue reading
This one was on the back of a truck parked at the Algonquin Pool on July 1st. It says, SILLY BOYS,TRUCKSARE FORGIRLS … Continue reading
This one was on the back of a truck parked at the Algonquin Pool on July 1st. It says, SILLY BOYS,TRUCKSARE FORGIRLS … Continue reading
