• Crystal Lake Kiwanis Santa Run is a holly-jolly time for all

    Crystal Lake Kiwanis Santa Run is a holly-jolly time for all

    Always the first Sunday in December, the Santa Run is a holiday tradition in Crystal Lake. For the fourth year, runners donned provided Santa suit or a red long-sleeved shirt for the 5K walk/run, which started at the Raue Center for the Arts in downtown Crystal Lake. Some participants wear their own costumes. Several years…

  • Crystal Lake Kiwanis Santa Run is a holly-jolly time for all

    Crystal Lake Kiwanis Santa Run is a holly-jolly time for all

      Always the first Sunday in December, the Santa Run is a holiday tradition in Crystal Lake. For the fourth year, runners donned provided Santa suit or a red long-sleeved shirt for the 5K walk/run, which started at the Raue Center for the Arts in downtown Crystal Lake. Some participants wear their own costumes. Several…

  • Volunteers make Community Harvest a success

    Volunteers make Community Harvest a success

      This year, Lance Dekker is old enough to be a contributor to the Crystal Lake’s Community Harvest. The 5-year-old Lance joined his mother, Mandi, packaging food for people who suffer from food insecurity. Also on hand was his father and sister, David and Lily. “We want to show the kids that it’s important to…

  • Dilapidated historic Woodstock home renovated

    Dilapidated historic Woodstock home renovated

    Thanks to Tom Lafontaine, the dilapidated and abandoned home on 315 W. Judd Street, Woodstock, will soon be a historically renovated home just a block from Woodstock Square. The cedar-sided two-story home dates from the mid- to late 1800s. LaFontaine Enterprises purchased the building for about $3,000, which covered the city’s legal fees. Lafontaine began…

  • Cary ZPA gives OK to Meyer Material special use amendment

    Cary ZPA gives OK to Meyer Material special use amendment

    Cary’s Board of Zoning, Planning and Appeals voted Oct. 20 to recommend approval of Meyer Material Company’s amendment to Special Use petition. In May a 4-1 “no” decision for an extension was affirmed by the Zoning Board. The mining operation proved contentious since it began in 2008. Noise, dust, and missed deadlines fueled the ire…