Donna Kurtz continued her public service career when she was sworn in as McHenry County Treasurer last week. Replacing Republican Glenda Miller, she defeated Democrat Amin Karim and Libertarian Jim Young, gaining 56.6% of the vote to Karim’s almost 40% … Continue reading
Category Archives: Metra
From Donna Kurtz: Donna Kurtz Seeks the Republican Nomination for the McHenry County Treasurer Donna Kurtz Donna Kurtz (R-Crystal Lake) formally announces she will seek the Republican nomination for McHenry County Treasurer. The Primary Election will be held on June … Continue reading
A press release from Metra outlining a cut in fares between Crystal Lake and Harvard to $5: Metra Board approves fare pilot programs The Metra Board of Directors has agreed to test a new day pass, the consolidation of Metra’s … Continue reading
A press release about a woman–Renee Radwan, age 35–killed by a Metra train in Woodstock from McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski: The woman was killed near the Woodstock Police Station. … Continue reading
First a car hit a Metra train near Chicago and a passenger was killed. Now word is that a train hit a passenger at Crystal Lake’s Downtown Station. A Flight for Life was reported called, but cancelled. Crystal Lake Police … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski about the death of Walter Banks in Woodstock yesterday: … Continue reading
With Pace rides being subsidized about $16.10, using Uber and Lyft for those who don’t need a handicapped accessible bus might save a considerable amount of money. Now that Metra has agreed to partner with Uber and I’m wondering if … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski reveals that a male 17-year old teenager from Crystal Lake was killed when he ran into a Chicago-bound Metra commuter train. Here is where the event occurred: … Continue reading
A Friend of McHenry County Blog reports that a Metra train is stopped on the west side of Three Oaks Road in Cary. A hose was being used to wash to front of the cab car where the engineer sits. … Continue reading
A Friend of McHenry County Blog sent the photo you see below: The message accompanying the picture follows: “This guy was walking on the opposite platform with a huge sign that said, ‘Trump loves the Cubs.’ smiling away… “He turned … Continue reading
The biggest political event of Friday was the Grand Opening of Steve Reick’s Campaign Headquarters for State Representative. It is right around the corner from the office of the man he seeks to replace–Democrat Jack Franks. I attended for the … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski about the death last Tuesday of Gregory Voiron, 47, on the train tracks near Woodstock’s Walmart. Mr. Vorion was stuck by the train at 1:58 PM. … Continue reading
McHenry County Coroner reports train death in Woodstock: “There will be no press release at this time as we are still investigating the incident, working on identification and notification of next of kin.” Metra adds: “Train #646, To Arrive Chicago … Continue reading
When Randy Hultgren ran for Congress after reapportionment which brought his representation to McHenry County, he lived in DuPage County’s Winfield. Now he lives in Plano I discovered when reading the following part of his “Hultgren Huddle” newsletter: Metra Extension … Continue reading
Metra used to run Christmas trains called the “Polar Express” after the successful movie. The owners of the copyright objected, so that stopped. Now Metra calls its Christmas train “Operation North Pole.” According to the article at the link above, … Continue reading
When Metra set fares for the Northwest line of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, there was a flaw that has resulted in overcharging McHenry County residents for decades. That’s because the rates were set based on the number of miles … Continue reading
October 25, 1995–twenty years ago. What an awful day. That was the day of the Fox River Grove school bus-Metra train collusion. Substitute driver unfamiliar with the route. Mercifully, I remained blissfully ignorant of the morning crash until about noon. … Continue reading
McHenry County Board Chairman Joe Gottemoller appointed McHenry County Board member Ken Koehler to replace Marc Munaretto on the Metra Board of Directors. Munaretto resigned, it seems because he liked living in the Villages in Florida better than living in … Continue reading
The $15,000 a year post to replace Metra Board member Marc Munaretto has attracted 12 applicants, including McHenry County Board member Ken Koehler, two former McHenry County College Board members–Dennis Adams and Tom Wilbeck and Woodstock Mayor Brain Sager. The … Continue reading
Former McHenry County Board member, Algonquin Township Clerk and unsuccessful candidate for Algonquin Township Supervisor is stepping down from his $15,000 a year Metra Board seat as of the end of August. He was appointed a little over a year … Continue reading