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Totality awesome: Those who trekked to southern Illinois for eclipse found it worth the trip
Adela Crandell Durkee For Chronicle Media — August 29, 2017

“Seeing a partial eclipse bears the same relation to seeing a total eclipse as kissing a man does to marrying him,” wrote the American writer Annie Dillard in her 1982 essay, “Total Eclipse.” Some who read Dillard’s essay in preparation for the 2017 eclipse, followed her siren call. Libraries around McHenry County, and beyond, ran…
Event helps raise funds for families affected by Marengo explosion
Adela Crandell Durkee For Chronicle Media — June 22, 2017

Salvation Army Captain Carol J. Lewis jolted wide-awake from her bed in Crystal Lake when she heard the explosion. “My house shook,” she said. “I knew it was an explosion because of the large whoosh, sound.” Little did she know that a home was completely demolished and 51 homes damaged in Marengo around 5 a.m….
Crystal Lake Food Pantry finds new home
Adela Crandell Durkee for Chronicle Media — March 15, 2017

On March 5, Crystal Lake Food Pantry, 42 East St., invited the public to visit its new site. Volunteers like Danielle Morlock, board member from Willow Creek, and John Verchota an individual partner, escorted visitors and explained the system for distributing food to people who experience food insecurity. The 30,000-square-foot Food Pantry has areas for…
School District 155 students Discover Engineering Week
Adela Crandall Durkee for Chronicle Media — February 1, 2017

When eighth-grade teacher Jennifer Drozt left her 17-year tenure in engineer and joined the teaching staff at Hannah Beardsley Middle School, the Annual Discover Engineering Week had just launched. One of Drozt’s colleagues, Mary Warren, initiated the event in 2010. This year, Warren is in Washington D.C. with students. “Back then students had very little…
Cary residents air views on Sage, Meyer’s plans
Adela Crandall Durkee for Chronicle Media — October 12, 2016

Cary residents had their say on two proposed projects, during an Oct. 4 meeting at the Holiday Inn in Crystal Lake. Residents had a chance to speak on details to Sage Products’s expansion and Meyer Mining’s request to petition for extended mining operations. Sage Products has been part of the McHenry County landscape for the…
Cary approves home kitchen operation
Adela Crandall Durkee for Chronicle Media — October 11, 2016

Cary is the latest among several municipalities to allow cottage or home kitchen operations. Under HB 5354, nicknamed the “Cupcake Law,” residents may sell baked goods from their home, at events, at farmers markets, or at roadside stands. Home kitchen operations may not sell over the internet, to restaurants, or to retail stores. The law…
Harvard Balloon Fest has hearts soaring
By Adela Crandall Durkee for Chronicle Media — September 14, 2016

Just two weeks in the United States and Thais Souza chose to attend the inaugural Harvard Balloon Fest at Milky Way Park in Harvard Sept. 2-4. Nonprofit organizations from Harvard and surrounding communities got a chance to earn funds for their cause in exchange for volunteering to take tickets, direct traffic, keep the grounds clean,…
1st Way Life Center Open House September 18
Adela Crandall Durkee for Chronicle Media — September 6, 2016

For the first time in its 38 years of existence, 1st Way Life Center has a home of its own. To celebrate the milestone, Judy Cocks and the Board of Directors invite the public to join them Sept. 18 in dedicating their new building, at 3714 Fairview Ave. in Johnsburg, celebrating with games, food, and…