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Flooding possible as snow melts Continued forecast for precipitation could add to the troubles By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Weather problems might not melt away with the snow this week. As residents get relief from frigid temperatures, the threat of flooding increases as piles of snow melt and rain storms loom. Challenging flood conditions could start
Service. Expected highs are above freezing through Friday before more cold weather blows in this weekend. AJ Reineking, assistant director of public works for Crystal Lake, said street crews have been on the roads all week clearing storm drains to prepare for the melting snow and rain that could
Tuesday with temperatures expected to reach the mid- to high-30s – warm enough to melt snow. A continued forecast for precipitation will only add to the troubles. McHenry County could see 3 to 7 inches of snow Monday, with freezing rain expected Wednesday night into Thursday, according to the National Weather
Ill. school funding deal faces hurdles
come. He said the deep freeze and snow could cause rain to infiltrate areas it normally would miss. “We have a pretty deep freeze right now, up to 5 feet deep in some areas,” Reineking said. “Because of the snow on the ground, the rain could get up against houses,
See FLOODING, page A8
Winter weather advisory The National Weather Service has included McHenry County in a winter weather advisory, warning that snow fall totals could creep to a half a foot or more by day’s end. Heavy snow was expected to challenge commuters Monday, starting in the morning and not slowing until early Monday evening, according to the service. McHenry County is expected to receive between 3 to 7 inches of snow. The winter weather advisory was set to last from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. Monday’s precipitation will give way to above-freezing temperatures and threats of flooding as the week progresses.
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TRANSPORT CHAINS RESCUE ANIMALS SET TO BE EUTHANIZED
By CHACOUR KOOP and KERRY LESTER The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – A bipartisan collection of lawmakers has come together to pitch something not accomplished in years – a change in Illinois’ school funding formula that would narrow the gap between the amount spent on students in richer and poorer school districts. The caveat? It’s an election year, so chances that lawmakers will ultimately act on the plan are in doubt. The proposal, presented by Democrats and Republicans on a Senate education committee this month, would put almost all state education funding into one pot, then require districts to demonstrate need before receiving part of it. The current method factors in a district’s Ill. Sen. Andy p o v e r t y f o r some types of Manar D-Bunker Hill state aid but not others, and it treats funding for Chicago schools differently. Backers say it’s time to act on changes, with a tough budget year ahead in which further cuts to school funding are a real possibility. The issue has support from lawmakers around the state, and there is hope that Chicago officials will embrace the changes in exchange for more stable funding, even though it could mean millions of dollars less for the city’s schools. “We have to get the distribution formula right. What should it focus on, where should our priorities be?” said state Sen. Andy Manar,
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Illinois Animal Rescue Inc. driver Dave Novak (left) of Lyons hands one of the rescued dogs Thursday to Emily Huetson. Teams of volunteers take weekly trips to bring dogs and cats from kill shelters in downstate Illinois and other states to McHenry County.
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About On Angels’ Wings On Angels’ Wings rescues, vets and rehomes more than 200 abandoned, abused and neglected pets each year. The nonprofit depends on monetary donations, as well as gently used items for its thrift store. For information or to donate, visit www.onangelswingsinc.org. On Angels’ Wings Pet Adoption Center & Thrift Store is at 5186 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake.
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One of the rescued dogs waits in the transport van Thursday after arriving in Huntley. The trip to Huntley from downstate Illinois took eight hours.
HUNTLEY – The white van that pulled into the parking lot of Animal House Shelter in Huntley was filled ceiling to floor with cages. A black Labrador mix named May was in one. Her time was up at the
southern Illinois pound where she had been sent after getting caught running with another dog, said Jeannette Schulz, the executive director of On Angels’ Wings. “She was obviously loved,” Schulz said. “She knows sit and paw.”
See RESCUE, page A8
See FUNDING, page A8
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Crystal Lake South senior forward Sara Mickow is three points away from joining an exclusive club of basketball athletes in the county: 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. And her chance could come at South’s playoff opener Wednesday in the Class 4A Cary-Grove Regional semifinals. She would be the area’s first player to achieve both milestones since McHenry’s Ashley Conway in 2011. For more, see page B1.
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