Armed Robbery at Route 14 Farm Produce Stand
A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: “On Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 at approximately 4:14 p.m., Crystal Lake Police were dispatched to a report of an Armed Robbery which occurred at...
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Ersel Schuster, et al, Complain about County Czar Supporters Deliberately...
A press release from McHenry County Board member Ersel Schuster: “This press release is to give notice that recent actions by those individuals working for the county executive referendum question are...
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Jack Franks’ Referendum Signs Being Posted Near Republicans’ without Permission
Remember those Vote Yes on the County Executive signs that showed up next to Ersel Schuster and Diane Evertsen signs on Route 14 near Harvard? Photo taken the first time “Vote Yes” signs were put near...
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Virginia Street TIF Trouble?
A year and a half ago in November of 2011, Crystal Lake city officials gathered in McCormick Park to dedicate the improvements along Virginia Street financed by that street’s Tax Increment Financing...
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Three Car Crash on Route 14 near Route 176
A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: Three Car Crash on Route 14 near Intersection of Route 176 On Tuesday, April 30, 2013, emergency crews from the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue and...
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Robbery on Route 14 near Dole Avenue
A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: AGGRAVATED ROBBERY Today, August 7th, 2013, at approximately 9:45am, Crystal Lake Police were dispatched to the business Servitax, located at...
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Replacements for Failed Virginia Street TIF District’s “Decorative” Street...
It was last April when I noticed that the decorative street lights financed by the Virginia Street Tax Increment Financing. Look at the ones you see in the photo below, taken on a good day in November,...
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Accidents, Crystal Lake Has Accidents
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. Three vehicles that had accidents can be seen here....
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CVS Doubling Down in Crystal Lake
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. This Crystal Lake Walgreens soon...
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Preparation of Route 14 Widening Showing Up North of Crystal Lake
Just north of McHenry County College, power lines are being moved so they will not be in the to-be-widened Route 14’s right-of-way. Work to prepare utilities for the widening of Route 14 between...
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Route 14 Widening Money Earmarked
A press release from State Rep. Barb Wheeler: Rep. Wheeler Announces $48.1 Million for U.S. Route 14 Improvement Project in District 64 CRYSTAL LAKE….. Representative Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake)...
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A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: Four vehicle Traffic Crash on Route 14 at Crystal Lake Avenue On October 28, 2014 at approximately 1:00 PM, emergency crews responded to a...
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Rt. 14 Crystal Lake Crash Makes WBBM Traffic Report
Here’s where I couldn’t get on Route 14 because a crash had just taken place. Trucks and cars tried to occupy the same space on Route 14 just west of McHenry Avenue Wednesday afternoon just before...
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Accident at 14 & 176
No details, but a friend of McHenry County Blog did send this photo of an accident at the intersection of Routes 14 and 176. It occurred about 4 PM Wednesday. Accident in Crystal Lake at Routes 14 and...
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CL Landscapes Median Strip
The median strip at Crystal Point Road was not landscaped when it was installed. That’s the road off Route 14 that runs between McDonalds and Chase Bank. I took a photo of the summer weeds and posted...
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Cement Trucks on Dorr Twp. Roads
Taking the shortcut to Woodstock I saw two cement trucks coming to and fro from the road building on Route 14 near McHenry County College. The maximum weight for them is 82,000 pounds, if memory serves...
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Young Male Bicyclist Killed on Kishwaukee Valley Road – Update
A press release from Dr. Anne Majewski, McHenry County Coroner telling of a young male bicyclist being killed Sunday night at dusk on Kishwaukee Valley Road while crossing Route 14. PADS has a shelter...
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Taking Down Signs Today in Cary
Taking down signs in Cary at Route 14 and Jandus Cutoff Road. The post Taking Down Signs Today in Cary appeared first on McHenry County Blog.
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Message of the Day – A License Plate Holder
CVS Pharmacy was tearing down Mama Rini’s Restaurant and the Good Year store when I saw the license plate holder below. Found this license plate holder on Route 14 next to the new CVS site. This...
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The Cost of Replacing the Brick Crosswalks Along Route 14
Advertising by the Lottery might help taxpayers recoup the $16,000 spent on each TIF monument. A pretty long time ago I saw workers replacing brick crosswalks along the Virginia Street Tax Increment...
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