Event Description
Bring your questions and observations about nature and be prepared for some good-natured fun while learning about our local wildlife in the LLI class. Convener Pam Otto may be familiar to you from her Good Natured newspaper column in Shaw Media publications and her The Good Natured Hour videos, both of which delve into current happenings in our natural world.
Convener: Pam Otto is a graduate of NIU’s outdoor education master’s degree program and has worked as a naturalist for the past 20 years at public agencies including the Forest Preserve District of Kane County and the Fox Valley Park District. She has been with the St. Charles Park District since 2007. Prior to engineering the career switch that led to her dream job, she worked in trade publishing but spent every spare moment catching bugs, watching birds and chasing snakes.
McHenry County Board chairman names entrepreneur to fill vacant board seat Courtesy Shaw MediaThe nominee to fill the late Chuck Wheeler s vacant McHenry County Board seat, Jeffrey Schwartz, is seen during a virtual meeting of board members as he introduces himself.
Updated 1/14/2021 1:56 PM
McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler introduced McHenry resident and entrepreneur Jeffrey Schwartz as his nominee to fill the vacant seat left by the late Chuck Wheeler during a meeting of board members Thursday morning.
Schwartz who will need to be confirmed in a vote of the full board Tuesday evening is a longtime McHenry County resident and founder of Schwartz Performance, a custom car construction company, according to his introductory remarks at the meeting.
Residential development in Algonquin on track for occupancy this year A rendering of The Trails of Woods Creek, which is set to have people moving in later this year. Provided photo/Courtesy Shaw Media
Updated 1/11/2021 8:50 AM
A residential development in Algonquin, built on the former Terrace Hill Golf Course, is on track to have people start moving in later this year.
The Trails of Woods Creek, a single-family residential development with 279 units, is being developed in stages, with houses in three neighborhoods on the northern part of the property will be on sale in the late spring, said Rob Getz, developer Pulte Homes vice president of land acquisition.
Updated 1/7/2021 11:59 AM
The village of Algonquin was awarded $350,000 from the state to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Grant amounts vary from $5,000 to $15,000 and will be proportional to the amount of businesses documented losses attributable to the COVID-19 public health emergency, according to Algonquin Village Board documents.
The village board unanimously approved an agreement Tuesday between the village and Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the state agency working with local governments to distribute federal COVID-19 relief dollars to qualified businesses.
The village already has reviewed business applications to its Impacted Business Relief Grant Program and made a determination on their eligibility for funding, Assistant Village Manager Mike Kumbera said.
An investigation into the death of an Island Lake man found unresponsive last month in a holding cell at the Island Lake Police Department is complete and no police misconduct was found, the police chief said.