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Algonquin Village Board president John Schmitt died last summer. His seat is up for election, and acting village board president Debby Sosine is running uncontested for it. (Jim Massara/Patch)
ALGONQUIN AND LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL Both the Algonquin and Lake in the Hills village board races have four different candidates vying for three open seats this spring. Election Day is Tuesday and polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. on McHenry County.
The Algonquin Village Board is coming off a rough year. Not only, like many municipalities, have leaders in the community grappled with ways to push through the COVID-19 pandemic, which has wreaked havoc on many local businesses in towns. But the village was also dealt an unexpected blow when longtime village president John Schmitt died last summer.
McKinleyville resident Scott McBain holds a nice wild steelhead landed on Monday while fishing the Eel River.
Just as the steelhead season began to show signs of life, another round of wet storms is set to wreak havoc. All the coastal rivers are bracing for increased river flows certain to curtail any hopes of green water for some time. But these storms bring a little good news with them. For the first time this year, we should see a good amount of snow in the hills. That s money in the bank for winter steelhead fishermen. As the storms move through and the rivers begin to recede, the runoff from the snow will help keep the water at fishable heights and color. Looking ahead, the Smith could be the river least impacted by the storms. It s predicted for a big rise overnight Wednesday, but a lot of that precipitation could fall as snow. If that plays out, the Smith could remain fishable. All the other coastal rivers will likely be high and off color well into next week.