Prairie Grove News

Don't ask us what governments were thinking, or whether they were thinking, when they decided to work on almost every north-south traffic artery at the same time.

WALKUP ROAD: A planned closure of Walkup Road has been postponed from mid-June. The closure has not yet been rescheduled.

Let's start this week off with a life-saver – not a shortcut to save you time, but a literal life-saver. A crash Tuesday evening west of Huntley ejected four people from a car, killing a 20-year-old woman and severely injuring three others.

If your travels include using north-south routes in eastern McHenry County, prepare for a summer of long waits unless your car can fly.