Every once in a while I drive past McHenry County’s Park and Ride lot at the intersection of Route 31 and Virginia Street Road. There are never enough cars to justify its existence. But there was a bottle which might … Continue reading
Category Archives: Route 31
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Three-Vehicle Traffic Crash Results in Injuries Two women were transported to area hospitals in critical condition Tuesday following a three vehicle traffic crash involving a Chevrolet Dually Truck, a Lexus and a … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski identifying David Erickson of Crystal Lake and Tiffany Eisner of Lake in the Hills as being killed in a motorcycle accident going from Algonquin Road to the on-ramp of Route 31 on … Continue reading
Is it possible that the Illinois Department of Transportation has finally figured out that Route 31 should be four lanes between Crystal Lake and McHenry? Appears so, according to the public notice that appears below: Public Meetings/Hearing Public Hearing – … Continue reading
A presss release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: Crystal Lake Police Investigate Armed Robbery On December 28th, 2016, at approximately 9:09 p.m., Crystal Lake Police were dispatched to GameStop, located at 1125 South Route 31 for a reported Armed … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski: Dr. Anne Majewski, McHenry County Coroner, announced today that her office is investigating the death of a 35 year old male killed yesterday evening in a motorcycle crash on IL Route 31, North … Continue reading
Every time I drive by McHenry County’s only Park and Ride lot at the intersection of Route 31 and Virginia Street Road, I wonder about its justification. Certainly there was government-owned land as the path of Virginia Street Road was … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Sheriff’s Office Investigates Two Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash A 25 year old Bartlett man was pronounced dead Monday evening and a 51 year old McHenry woman was hospitalized in serious condition … Continue reading
The Unified Development Ordinance was passed by the McHenry County Board last year. It apparently allows electronic billboards in unincorporated areas. I’m not sure what the limitations are. Perhaps someone will look them up and post them in a comment. … Continue reading
The McHenry County Board seems determined to come up with a site for another salt dome in the southeastern part of McHenry County, which the Transportation Committee has defined as south of Route 176 and east of Route 47. Perhaps … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Sheriff’s Office Investigates a Two Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash A 38 year old McHenry man was hospitalized in stable condition and a 57 year old Richmond man was pronounced dead at … Continue reading
A press release from Dr. Anne Majewski, McHenry County Coroner about the death of Charles Schultz, Jr., in a car accident at the intersection or Ringwood Road and Route 31: … Continue reading
Friday afternoon about 4:40, there were two cars in the Virginia Street Road and Route 31 Park & Ride Lot. … Continue reading
Hearings on what to do with the intersection of Routes 31 and 62 (Algonquin Road) started after the 1998 primary election. State legislators were reduced to spectators by the McHenry County Board, even though State taxpayers were expected to pick … Continue reading
Just before noon on Tuesday, I was driving north on Route 31 out of Algonquin. When I got to Virginia Street Road, I looked left at the new Park & Ride facility built where the road ran thirty years ago. … Continue reading
Two years ago the Park and Ride facility at the corner of Virginia Street Road and Route 31 was announced. Virginia Street Road used to enter Route 31 on a diagonal, hooking up with Klasen Road. Then Virginia Street Road … Continue reading
The fight between Walgreens and CVS is going head-to-head at the intersection of Route 14 and Virginia Street Road. Currently, Walgreens has two stores in Crystal Lake. One is at the intersection of Routes 31 and 176. The other is … Continue reading
A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: Crystal Lake Traffic Crash – Illinois Route 31, South of James R. Rakow Road On Friday, January 24th , 2014 at approximately 7:04 PM, emergency crews from the Crystal Lake Fire … Continue reading
Driving across the Route 14 bridge on the way to d’Andrea’s, my car was sliding when I put on the breaks. Glare ice not treated with salt, it seemed. A squad car was flashing its lights on the northbound exit … Continue reading
From the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department about the arrest of a 50-year old woman of Asian descent: Suspicious Activity at Unincorporated Crystal Lake Business Results in Arrest The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced today the arrest of a Chicago woman … Continue reading