According to the Better Government Association, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency last year issued violation notices to the following McHenry County area quarry landfills after soil testing showed higher-than-allowed levels of chemicals and metals. The levels are in place to protect … Continue reading
Category Archives: Gravel Mining
Here is what unincorporated Spring Grove Resident Drew Knobloch told the McHenry County Board at its September meeting: Public comment, September My wife and I moved to McHenry county in 2015 because we were looking for a quieter life with … Continue reading
Spring Grove residents who live just outside the village have appeared at the last two meetings of the McHenry County Board seeking help in stopping a Thelen Sand & Gravel plan to dig up to the edge of their homes. … Continue reading
At Tuesday’s meeting of the McHenry County Board, citizens from the Spring Grove-Fox Lake area appeared to object to additional gravel pits in their area. One of those who spoke mentioned the Thelen Sand and Gravel company. Hearing the name … Continue reading
That’s what Meyer Gravel Pit watch dog Bruce Janu wants to know. He sent an email to those wanting to follow the issue Monday morning: “Good morning friends and neighbors, “So tomorrow is a Village Board Meeting and, according to … Continue reading
I continue to be amazed at how McHenry County Blog is used by people as a research tool. Sometimes comments are left on articles that were written a long time ago. Here’s a commentary from someone who lives on McConnell … Continue reading
There’s no visible movement on the Woodstock baseball stadium planned for Route 14 between Woodstock and Centegra’s Woodstock hospital, but the operation that is going to finance the land has begun. Driving on Lily Pond Road between McConnell Road and … Continue reading