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There were 4 1/2 inches of rain in Crystal Lake on Thursday and Friday. That’s what a rain gauge on Woodland Drive read. The former marsh behind the baseball field at the Park District’s Main Beach was flooded pretty much … Continue reading
Category Archives: Dole Avenue
There’s still some 30th Anniversary cake at Andy’s Family Restaurant as I write this story at about 10 AM. My Emmaus Reunion Group meets there Saturday morning’s at 7:30 and Angie Angelos, the founder’s daughter who runs the place, had … Continue reading
The following information has been received from the Crystal Lake Police Department. Crystal Lake Traffic Crash January 30th, 2010 On Sunday, January 30th, 2011 at 4:45 PM, Crystal Lake Police and Crystal Lake Fire Departments responded to the intersection of … Continue reading
Just noticed that there is no “Message of the Day” up today. When I’m looking for an easy message, I go to my Disney World photos. Always a good tee shirt there. But, no, I thought. Who wants to see … Continue reading
Remember the stories about the traffic lights that froze over? They had LED bulbs. The Light Emitting Diodes did not generate enough heat to melt freezing rain. But they save a lot of electricity. About 90%. And, the ones being … 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
A heavily traveled Crystal Lake street that was beginning to look like a Bull Valley road was being stripped of its top two inches or so of asphalt Thursday morning. Curran Contracting has the job. The street is where a … Continue reading
As I was driving down Dole Avenue toward McHenry West High School for my son’s swimming practice, I saw a new sign had been erected across from the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake. That’s was after having a … Continue reading
As I was driving down Dole Avenue toward McHenry West High School for my son’s swimming practice, I saw a new sign had been erected across from the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake. That’s was after having a … Continue reading
Look what happened to the roof over the gas pumps at the Clark Oil Gas Station on Route 14 at Dole Avenue. The photos above were shot on Christmas Day. Here’s what it looked like five days later. Getting the … Continue reading
Look what happened to the roof over the gas pumps at the Clark Oil Gas Station on Route 14 at Dole Avenue. The photos above were shot on Christmas Day. Here’s what it looked like five days later. Getting the … Continue reading
Last week traffic was jammed on Crystal Lake’s Route 14 because Illinois Department of Transportation road crews were patching and repaving the road. First day of the work week and IDOT employees are out again. This picture was taken ab … Continue reading
Last week traffic was jammed on Crystal Lake’s Route 14 because Illinois Department of Transportation road crews were patching and repaving the road. First day of the work week and IDOT employees are out again. This picture was taken ab … Continue reading
As I was taking my 10-year old over to visit (which turned into a sleepover) at a Lake in the Hills friend that he met at Camp Invention, I saw these signs. Both were near the small Cottontail Park. They … Continue reading
As I was taking my 10-year old over to visit (which turned into a sleepover) at a Lake in the Hills friend that he met at Camp Invention, I saw these signs. Both were near the small Cottontail Park. They … Continue reading