At the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Wednesday, the City of Crystal Lake received a $1.4 million grant to construct a second left-turn lane from Virginia Street Road to Virginia Street, otherwise known Route 14. That’s what McHenry County’s member … Continue reading
The new monuments marking the edges of the Virginia Street Tax Increment Financing District cost $16,000 each. There are lots of questions, one set of which begins with “Why?” Let me give you a sample: “Why were they thought necessary … Continue reading
Yesterday, I pointed out what can happen when a local government has money for which no one can be held accountable. Tax Increment Financing District money. TIF money. Everyone in McHenry County will pay to make Route 14 look better. … Continue reading
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
$92 million is earmarked for the Algonquin Bypass. When first proposed it would have cost half that much. $63 million will be spent to make Route 14 four lanes all the way from Crystal Lake to Woodstock, where it will … Continue reading
One of the signs I saw as I was leaving for the middle of the old Walmart parking lot was held by a teen. She agreed to hold it up so I could get a photo. It says, Let Us … Continue reading
I remember the chastisement I received in an email for showing a collapsed broadcast tower whose image had been projected on the McHenry County College Conference Center screen. BMB Communications Management spokesman John Maguire said I should have used a … Continue reading
