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Drive-In Distinguished Seniors event hits the right note in McHenry McHenry Community High School District 156 staff and administrators delivered a safe and socially distant virtual Distinguished Senior Honors event on May 27 at the McHenry Outdoor Theater to recognize outstanding academic, athletic and extracurricular achievements of about 200 members of the Class of

2020.

While District 156 officials acknowledged it wasn’t the typical end-of-the-year gathering for both the Distinguished Warrior program and Senior Honors recipients, it did get high marks from students and families. The hour-long presentation combined recognition of the 175 stu-

dents who earned the Distinguished Warrior title, plus students who earned athletic, academic honors and scholarships.

Families could stay in their cars and watch principals and other administrators read each student’s accomplishments along with future plans.

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Taylor and Ashley Zoephel, left to right, said they enjoyed the May McHenry High School families lined the parking lot at the McHenry Outdoor Theater on May 27 to watch 27 Distinguished Senior Honors video presentation at the McHenry a video presentation to honor Class of 2020 Distinguished Warriors and Senior Honors recipients.

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Motorists urged to watch out for turtles McHenry County Conservation District is reminding drivers to be on the lookout for turtles crossing the roads, as they become more active in the spring. From April through October turtles cross roads in search of water, food, mates or nesting locations. Female crossings increase from mid-May to mid-July as the turtles make their way to and from nesting sites. Some turtles may travel up to a mile to find just the right conditions.

Despite their hard shells, turtles cannot protect themselves from vehicles they may encounter on the way.

“Turtles are not able to move quickly to avoid a car, so we hope drivers can be more aware and try to avoid hitting these animals,” said Wildlife Resource Center Manager Sara Denham. McHenry County is

home to a variety of native turtle species, including musk, common snapping, spiny softshell, painted and Blanding’s.

Anyone who finds an injured turtle should consult the Conservation District’s Wildlife Resource Center, 815-728-8307. The center cares for injured turtles and strives to return them to the wild.

Advice if you see a turtle trying to cross the road: • Gradually slow down. If the safest option is to keep going, try to straddle the turtle with the vehicle’s tires if possible. If there is plenty of room on the shoulder, and you can safely pull over, turn on your hazard lights to alert other motorists.

• Make sure you have plenty of time with a big break in traffic before approaching the turtle. Cars approach faster than you think and

drivers, especially distracted ones, are not expecting to see someone in the middle of the road.

• Notice which way the turtle is facing and move it to that side of the road. If you move it to the side it started from, it will only try to cross again later. Do not take it to a “better location”. Turtles have territories and will want to return home.

• If necessary, pick up the turtle (except snappers and softshells) gently along the shell edge near the mid-point of the body. Beware: many turtles empty their bladder when lifted off the ground, so be careful not to drop them. • For snapping turtles, handle with a rubber floor mat, a stick or a snow shovel. All turtles can bite and scratch and are surprisingly quick, so handle one as little as possible.

If it’s a snapping turtle, you may want to avoid it altogether. Most turtles will likely retreat into their shells, but a scared snapper will defend itself.

• If you keep a shovel in your car or have a floor mat, gently slip it Franklin was sentenced to a term under the turtle and scoot it across of four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections pursuant to the plea on the possession of child pornography and eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections pursuant to the plea on the predatory criminal sexual assault. He will have to register as a sex offender for his natural life.

This case was investigated by Detectives Eitel and Will and other members of the Crystal Lake Police Department. This case was prosecuted

by Susanne Groebner of the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Guilty pleas in child sexual assault case Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County state’s attorney, announced that 38-year-old Anthony Franklin of Crystal Lake was found guilty of Possession of Child Pornography, a class 2 felony, and Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault, a class X felony following a negotiated plea before the Honorable Michael Coppedge.

In December 2017, members of the Crystal Lake Police Department began investigating allegations of child pornography involving this defendant. Further investigation led to the discovery of the allegations of predatory criminal sexual assault.

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Motorists are being cautioned to watch out for turtles crossing roadways. If you can move them, place them off the road in the direction they were facing, not where they were coming from.

the road. If there’s a sturdy branch nearby, you can try to use it to gently push the animal along.

For information, call 815-728-

8307 or visit MCCDistrict.org where you can also link to the district’s e-newsletter, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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Pritzker: ‘Structural change’ will come from peaceful protests Governor calls looting, burning of small businesses ‘heartbreaking’

By Rebecca Anzel CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

The “structural change” demanded by protestors around Illinois will come from nonviolent demonstrations coupled with policy reforms, Gov. JB Pritzker said June 2.

Speaking at a blended-income housing development in Chicago called KLEO Art Residences, the governor said “community activism and peaceful organizing and faith” are the keys to “real” transformations demanded after George Floyd, an unarmed black man, died May 25 in Minneapolis after being pinned to the ground for nearly nine minutes with a white police officer’s knee on his neck.

“I do not pretend to know the pain that’s experienced by black America, the pain of knowing that what happened to George Floyd could happen to you or to your child,” Pritzker said. “But I do know that at this moment, so many people are overwhelmed here in the state of

Illinois with rage and with passion and with sorrow.”

The governor’s recommendations for necessary changes include law enforcement reforms with “genuine investigations, transparency and accountability;” ensuring the “justice” in criminal justice “means something;” and making “sustained economic investment” in all black and brown Illinois communities.

He denounced the violence, looting and crime occurring in cities and towns across the state, calling attacks on small businesses already experiencing economic hardships from months of closure due to the novel coronavirus “heartbreaking.”

“I mean, just at the moment where they’re reopening—many of them spent money to get ready to reopen—now their windows are broken, their inventories are gone and in some cases, small businesses may not come back,” Pritzker said. “... We needed to rebuild before this took place. Now, we have to make

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budget,” he said. “... This last budget does express (Illinois’) values, but over the last five days, I think it’s been brought to the fore that our communities, our black and brown communities that have been neglected, are the ones that we need to focus on.”

The governor did not directly answer a reporter’s question about whether he would call a special legislative session to address requested reforms in the wake of Floyd’s death.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Pritzker said, he was “reluctant” to do so due to the risk many lawmakers would not show up if they did not agree there was a need for such a gathering. It is “encouraging,” he added, that the Legislature proved it could conduct its business in a safe way.

“I will say this, that what’s very important to me is we establish an agenda, an agenda that’s led in part by the very peaceful protestors that are out on the streets, that were there protesting last night, the night before and the night before—the folks who were there with legitimate

grievances,” the governor said.

He is “in favor” of statewide changes addressing residents’ concerns as well as those that can be implemented in Chicago and other municipalities.

Pritzker also addressed his activation of an additional 250 National Guardsmen to supplement law enforcement departments in select cities, including Chicago, Aurora and Naperville.

“Look, we reacted to the request by the Chicago Police Department as well as some other places around the state to provide backup, to provide support,” he said. “... I realize there have been challenges over the last number of nights. I think there’s been some learning that’s taken place.”

Illinoisans should remember, the governor added, that National Guardsmen are “a highly trained force” that is “trained to go to war” and receive much the same education soldiers do.

“I reject the notion that the National Guard are not well trained.

They’re simply not trained as frontline police officers,” he said.

New jobless claims slow in last week of May

Huntley’s Weekly Farmers Market continues through Oct. 3.

It is held each Saturday on Coral Street, Church Street and the Town Square from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come for best homegrown and homemade items.

Don’t forget to wear your face mask (required) The Huntley Farmers Market will be set up to help you with social distancing so follow the signs and come support your local farmers and family businesses. Unfortunately, at this time we are unable to have other events taking place in conjunction but you’ll find something different each week. And while we cannot have our popular Kids Tent with free things for kids to do, we do have Crafts-to-Go each week for the children to take home with them from the market. Stop by the Farmers Market Information Booth.

State revenues fall 23 percent during the month

By Peter Hancock CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

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double the effort.”

More than $50 million in aid funding exists for local organizations and small businesses through the Chicago and Illinois COVID Relief Funds, the governor estimated. He is also courting private donations.

And the General Assembly approved on May 23 additional financial assistance for small businesses—“hundreds of millions of dollars,” Pritzker said—in the state budget. It is awaiting the governor’s signature.

“We have lost revenues in our state, and we need to rebuild those coffers in order for us to deliver the services on the ground that people need and the support small businesses need,” he said.

The inclusion of dollars to assist entrepreneurs, and to restore jobs their businesses represent, is indicative of the state’s values, Pritzker said.

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While new unemployment claims remained historically high in the final week of May, the surge of new claims since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be starting to slow as a number of businesses begin to reopen after two months of forced closure.

The U.S. Department of Labor reported that 46,522 workers in Illinois filed first-time claims during the week that ended Saturday, May 30.

While that number would be considered shockingly high in normal times, it was actually 20 percent lower than the week before when 58,263 new claims were filed.

The number of workers receiving continuing unemployment benefits was also down about 5.5 percent from the previous week, to 720,580.

From March 1 through May 30, the Illinois Department of Employment security has processed more than 1.36 million unemployment claims, nearly 11.5 times the number of claims processed over the same period last year.

The agency also processed 98,757 applications for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, or PUA, a federally-funded program for workers who lost their jobs for specific COVID-19-related reasons and do

number of routing requests made to Apple Maps, driving was down more than 60 percent in the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago during the third week of March compared to mid-January. It remained down about 40-50 percent in April for both Illinois and the nation.

Those numbers steadily improved throughout May and are now back to about the same levels as before the pandemic, CoGFA said.

Also, restaurant reservations on the website OpenTable.com were down 100 percent in Illinois during April and May. And even in states that reopened sooner than Illinois, reservations were still down 60-70 percent.

CoGFA additionally cited data showing a large drop in hotel occupancy as well as new housing starts.

“Both the U.S. and the State of Illinois have a difficult path to walk as concerns between public health and economic health must be weighed,” the report stated. “The key to rebounding from this economic slow-down is to provide an environment where both customers and employees feel safe, while ‘reopening’ fast enough so that those employees who have been furloughed have a job to come back to.

The longer it takes to ramp up economic activity, the more likely businesses will close down for good.”

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not qualify for regular unemployment. IDES also processed 42,119 applications for Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, or PEUC, another federally funded program that extends benefits to people who have already exhausted their regular state unemployment benefits.

Gov. JB Pritzker ordered the closure of many nonessential businesses on March 20. In the days before that, he also ordered all K-12 schools to close and restricted restaurants to delivery, drive-thru or curbside pick-up service.

Those restrictions remained in place until Friday, May 29, when Illinois entered Phase 3 of Pritzker’s reopening plan. Since then, retail stores, barber shops and hair salons have been allowed to open, with capacity limits, while bars and restaurants have been allowed to open for outdoor dining.

While the stay-at-home order was in place, however, the state of Illinois suffered a historic drop in revenue, according to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, or CoGFA. The biggest hit came in the form of retail sales taxes, which were down $182 million, or 23.1 percent.

CoGFA’s latest monthly report also detailed the extent of the economic slowdown. Based on the

Color is one of the aspects of design that leads to the beautiful garden, but sometimes vegetable gardens lack a variety of hues.

Thumbing through garden catalogs, you can now find a variety of colorful cultivars. These colors come from pigmented phytonutrients – phyto means plant. For example, the phytonutrient lycopene is red and can be found in tomatoes, carrots, peppers, and red cabbage.

Phytonutrients are compounds that give plants their rich colors.

White vegetables do not develop chlorophyll, or pigmented phytonutrients. This is often due to blanching or etiolation, which is excluding sunlight to prevent the plant from producing chlorophyll.

Color can be a great way to get picky eaters – children and adults – to try vegetables. It can also get people involved in the garden by growing their favorite color. Plus, growing purple carrots and yellow

cucumbers is fun.

If you’re looking to add some uniquely colorful to your garden, these vegetables are great places to start.

Carrots Carrots come in shades of orange, red, yellow, purple, and white. Although not a true black, ‘Black Nebula’ is a purple carrot variety that is so high in anthocyanins that it looks black with a lighter purple center.

If you want to take your carrot colors further and have fun, you could plant a themed colorful carrot garden with these cultivars “Black Nebula,” “Lunar White,” “Atomic Red” and “Solar Yellow.”

Peppers Peppers are known not only for their heat, but also their beautiful colors. Peppers can have shades of green, red, orange, yellow, purple, and white. Most people are familiar with the triad pack of yellow, red and orange bell peppers at the grocery store, but depending on your heat tolerance, that is just the start of the colors.

“Sweet Chocolate” peppers might not taste like chocolate, but they have the glossy brown color of melted chocolate. “Mixed Cayenne” is reminiscent of Mardi Gras colors: purple, red, yellow, and green.

These peppers are great for cooking, eating fresh, and they can even be made into a dried colorful cayenne pepper powder.

Cucumbers In recent years “Lemon Cucumbers” have been more readily available at garden centers. Lemon cucumbers are yellow and have a similar appearance of lemons inside and out. Another unique cucumber is “Poona Kheera.” This cucumber is reminiscent of a russet potato at maturity. During growth, it has a white skin that turns into the golden-yellow russeting color. The Poona Kheera is also a hardy, disease-resistant, 55-day cucumber.

Whether you are a new gardener or have been gardening for life, splash some new color into your vegetable garden and liven up your next meal.

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Environmental Defenders welcome summer interns The Environmental Defenders has announced its four summer interns. The paid positions are thanks to funds raised through ticket sales for the organization’s 50th Anniversary Dinner Celebration on March 8, which allows for a stipend of $1,000 for their work this summer with our various Action Teams. Here they are: Martin Hurst Martin Hurst is working on the Styrofoam Collection Program with the Recycling Action Team and plastic reduction with the Waste Reduction Action Team.

Hurst is a senior at Northern Illinois University with a major in Environmental Science and a minor in Economics. Currently, he is on track to graduate this fall and ideally would like to find a job within the EPA either in or with an NGO. He hopes this internship will help him gain a better understanding of how environmental change happens at the local level and get a sense of what kind of work he may be doing in the future.

Katie Evans Katie Evans is the first intern ever to work on communications, especially social media. She lives in Algonquin and graduated from Jacobs High School in 2016. Evans graduated from Augustana College in May of this year with a Bachelor’s in Environmental Studies and Geography and a minor in Public Health.

She is pursuing a career in community engagement and outreach.

While at Augustana, she participated in the Garden Club, Geography Club and helped run new student orientation. During this time, Evans also had various internships that helped her discover her interest in environmental outreach and education.

These included working with OKE Charity while on study abroad in New Zealand, working with the Upper Mississippi Center and the Quad City Botanical Center, and spending a summer interning at The Forest Preserve District of Kane County.

This summer, Evans is excited for the opportunity to learn more about social media marketing, and hopes to increase engagement on the Environmental Defenders’ Instagram page, as well as reach younger audiences. In her free time, she likes to do yoga, read, and go for walks or hikes.

Jacob Karkowski Jacob Karkowski was one of the interns last summer and he is welcomed back to the Water & Natural Resources Protection Action Team.

Karkowski is a Forestry: Ecosystem Restoration and Management Major at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point.

At UWSP Karkowski is president of both the UWSP Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration and the UWSP Land Conservation Society. He is excited to be joining The Defenders for his second consecutive internship as he continues

to aid in the restoration and management of natural areas throughout the county and learn techniques and strategies that he will take with him as he continues his college education.

Isabel Bernardi Isabel Bernardi is working with the Water & Natural Resources Protection Action Team. Bernardi, a junior at Iowa State University, is majoring in Civil Engineering with a minor in Sustainability. She hopes to design and be a part of the construction of green buildings and is eager to receive LEED certification.

She has been a member of The Defenders for several years, and always finds it enjoyable to volunteer and work with each and every member, whether it be outdoor restoration work, recycling drives, or educational activities.

From the Defenders, she hopes to increase her knowledge of environmental issues, educate others, especially the younger generations about the environment, and expand her network. This is her first internship ever, and she is glad and excited it is with The Environmental Defenders.

With Environmental Defenders’ offices closed through June, the interns are working virtually, out-ofdoors for restoration projects, doing research and joining Zoom meetings. Bernardi and Karkowski are both past recipients of The Young Defenders’ Award and Bernardi is a past recipient of the Environmental Scholarship.

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Woodstock Police report The Woodstock Police department reported the following arrests and citations. Persons charged with domestic battery and juveniles 17 or younger are not named.

An arrest does not constitute a conviction, and suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

May 27, 6:43 a.m., in the 600 block of St. John’s Road, Matthew D. Looper, 30, of Crystal Lake, was arrested for violation of order of protection.

May 30, 11:32 p.m., in the 1000 block of Lake Avenue, Jeffrey M. Bylina, 47, of Alsip, was arrested for aggravated battery to a peace officer and resisting a peace officer.

May 31, 3:35 p.m., in the 900 block of Lake Avenue, Kenyatta J. Wright, 45, of Madison, Wis., was arrested for driving while license revoked.

June 2, 11:12 a.m., in the 200 block of S. Jefferson Street, Wendy A. Koss, 48, of Woodstock, was arrested for DUI, DWLS, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and resisting a peace officer.

June 4, 5:08 a.m., in the 1000 block of Country Club Road, Julio C. Mondragon-Morales, 42, of Rockford, was arrested for no valid driver’s license and speeding.

June 5, 3:49 a.m., in the 700 block of North Eastwood Drive, Luke A. Sams, 22, of Marengo, was arrested for obstruction of justice, DUI, unlawful possession of cannabis (driver) and improper lane usage.

June 5, 6:35 p.m., Church Street at North Madison Street, Jade M. Franz, 25, of Crystal Lake was arrested for DWLS and disregard stop sign.

June 5, 7:14 p.m., Route 14 at the South Street Bridge, Cade K. Portell, 19, of Lake in the Hills, was arrested for speeding (40+ mph over limit), unlawful transportation of cannabis and unlawful possession of cannabis.

June 6, 9:39 a.m., Mary Anne Street and Pleasant Street, Jessica M. Cook, 26, of Woodstock, was arrested for DWLS and electronic communication device.

June 7, 1:06 p.m., Clay Street and West Todd Avenue, Dennis W. Adams, 36, of Chicago, was arrested for DWLR and electronic communica-

tion device.

June 8, 12:55 a.m., in the 100 block of South Eastwood Drive, Sergei M. Lynn, 23, of Woodstock, was arrested for retail theft.

June 7, 11:04 p.m., in the 100 block of South Eastwood Drive, Bradley J. Lamkin, 25, address not given, was arrested for retail theft.

June 8, 12:454 a.m., in the 1200 block of Davis Road, Alexander M. Lewis, 24, of Woodstock, was arrested for WOW (FTA-Metra IL PD, two counts).

June 10, 5:37 a.m., in the 1400 block of Commons Drive, Brittanie L. Komater, 27, of Woodstock, was arrested for WOW (Forgery-Cook County) and WOW (retail theft-McHenry County).

June 10, 5:15 p.m., in the 100 block of North Eastwood Drive, Matthew K. Wiese, address not given, was arrested for WOW (parole violation-IDOC).

June 12, 2:53 a.m., in the 1500 block of North Seminary Avenue, Courtney C. Larkin, 24, of Huntley, was arrested for DUI, DUI over 0.08 and improper lane usage.

County gets recognized for building code effectiveness The Insurance Services Office (ISO) recently awarded McHenry County a Building Code Effectiveness Classification of Class 4 for both residential and commercial property.

The ISO is an independent statistical, rating and advisory organization that serves the property and casualty insurance industry by collecting information and data on a community’s building code adoption and enforcement practices.

The ISO analyzes each community and assigns a Building Code Effectiveness Classification from 1 to 10. Class 1 represents an exemplary classification. McHenry County’s previous evaluation was Class 9. The average community classification in the State of Illinois is Class 6.

Building codes play a major role in the economic well-being and safety of a community. Buildings constructed to meet current building codes protect the health and safety of the occupants during a disaster more effectively and are more resilient after a disaster than buildings that do not meet these

standards.

According to Director of Planning and Development Dennis A. Sandquist, AICP, McHenry County’s move from Class 9 to Class 4 represents significant progress with the quality of the county’s building permitting and code enforcement processes. This score places McHenry County well above the state average, and is a testament to the expertise and professionalism of County Building Enforcement Officer Adam Wallen and his entire staff.

The ISO program will apply credits to the participating insurers for all new construction within unincorporated McHenry County that has been issued a Certificate of Occupancy in the 2019 and forward.

To see the complete management report detailing the classification process, contact the McHenry County Department of Planning and Development at 815-334-4560 or email plandev@ mchenrycountyil.gov.

Nature detectives wanted It’s a beautiful day for hiking and learning about the plants and wildlife of McHenry County. Due to COVID-19 the Lost Valley Visitor Center in Glacial Park will be closed until further notice, but you can still go on a “virtual” Lost Valley Nature Detective adventure by visiting MCCD.me/E-Learning to download this month’s activity filled with things you can do at home as well as highlights what you might see the next time you search the wild spaces of Glacial Park.

June’s top is “Turtles”. Learn about the cool features of turtles with a trivia game and then watch a video about what to do if you see a turtle crossing the road. Finish your exploration with a fun turtle craft.

Topics change monthly: July is “Backyard Birds”, August is “Insects”.

For more information, call Prairieview Education Center at 815479-5779.

Here to Help During COVID-19 As your congressman, I am here to assist you during this time of uncertainty.

Please reach out if you need help with the following: • Issues with your Economic Impact Payment • Small Business Loans • General COVID-19 Issues • Social Security, VA and IRS issues Throughout this virus pandemic, I have supported resources for our state, hospitals, virus testing, PPE, small businesses and for individuals and families. We must remember that we are in this together, united as one nation under God and the sacrifices we make now will put us on a stronger path to a brighter future.

CONTACT ADAM KINZINGER Ottawa Office: (815) 431-9271 Rockford Office: (815) 708-8032 Website: kinzinger.house.gov 374466

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State allows summer school openings, opens testing to everyone Those who attended rallies are encouraged to get tested for COVID-19

By Jerry Nowicki CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

Summer schools can open with safety guidelines in place and staterun COVID-19 testing sites are now open to everyone.

The state made the latest two announcements as it encouraged anyone who has recently attended a mass protest to get tested for novel coronavirus disease.

“As we move forward, COVID-19 testing must be widely available and this is a step in that direction,” Illinois Emergency Management Agency Director Alicia Tate-Nadeau said in a news release. “The state-operated community-based testing sites currently have the capacity to test

more than 6,000 people per day, and now there will be no restrictions to who can be tested for this potentially deadly virus.”

Testing will be crucial as the state moves toward full reopening, the agency said in a news release.

Part of that reopening will include summer school for Pre-K to 12th grade students at public and non-public schools. The governor authorized reopening, which went into effect June 4, in an executive order, his 38th since the start of the pandemic.

Specific guidelines for reopening schools include limiting the number of people in one place to 10 or fewer, ensuring compliance with social

distancing requirements and discouraging physical contact, ensuring appropriate hygiene practices such as washing hands and covering coughs and sneezes, and requiring the use of face coverings.

Students, staff and visitors must wear face coverings, and schools must make disposable face coverings available to students who are over the age of two and medically able to wear such a covering.

The Illinois State Board of Education said in a guidance document it “would like to make clear that while Phase 3 allows for the resumption of face-to-face instruction, this is not the same as a return to pre-pandemic operations.”

“Extensive social distancing measures, enhanced sanitation measures, and other accommodations will be necessary to ensure the safety of students, staff, and their families,” according to the 29-page guidance document.

The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital beds decreased to 3,044 as of midnight June 4, while the number in intensive care unit beds grew by nine to 853 and ventilator use grew by eight to 516. All remain in a downward trend.

The IDPH has warned, however, that recent protests could lead to an uptick in virus numbers.

“As people gather in large crowds with varying degrees of social dis-

tancing, there is cause for concern about COVID-19 spread and outbreaks, especially if masks were not worn universally,” IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said in a news release.

“I urge anyone who recently attended a rally, protest, or other mass gathering to get tested for COVID-19 so we can identify any cases early. We recommend testing 5-7 days after participating in large group rallies, or immediately if symptoms develop. If there are known cases, we can make sure those people are quarantined and not exposing other individuals.”

No appointment, doctor referral, or insurance is needed at state operated drive-thru sites and testing is available at no cost to the individual.

Conservation district joins environmental initiative McHenry County Conservation District is joining a six-way partnership to form The Barrington Greenway Initiative (BGI) designed to bring more resources to the management of portions of the Fox River watershed and its tributary streams. The partnership focuses on the southeastern portion of McHenry County and adjoining portions of Cook and Lake Counties.

Barrington Greenway Initiative agreement collaborating partners include McHenry County Conservation District, Forest Preserve District of Lake County, Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Citizens for Conservation, Great Lakes Audubon, Friends of the Forest Preserves

and the Bob-O-Link Foundation.

Major components of the agreement allow the partners to jointly seek grant funding for habitat, wildlife and watershed management; establish joint contracts for management work such as brush removal and invasive species control; and undertake and share data from biological and physical inventories and scientific research.

“In today’s environment of limited funding for conservation efforts, partnerships are the way in which progress continues to be made in restoring and managing land for future generations to enjoy and appreciate. The

BGI like many of today’s conservation partnerships is composed of governmental agencies, like the forest preserves and conservation districts and nongovernmental organizations, like those in the BGI who share common conservation cause. The synergy of these relationships produces a whole greater than the sum of its parts, combining the what each kind of organizations does best for a shared outcome,” said Ed Collins, director of Land Preservation and Natural Resources for McHenry County Conservation District. “The BGI is a watershed based approach that looks at natural lands that are part of the Fox River and its tributary

watersheds.”

The BGI aims to broaden local support for stewardship and habitat restoration, increase the number of people who will advocate for local natural areas, and increase volunteer participation in the region.

Specifically to McHenry County, the agreement will allow the conservation district to expand volunteer management efforts in extreme southeast McHenry County on sites such as Hickory Grove and Fel-Pro conservation areas, both of which contain high quality natural areas that will benefit from the shared services and volunteer efforts of the BGI.

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McHenry County Conservation District is joining a six-way partnership to form The Barrington Greenway Initiative (BGI) designed to bring more resources to the management of portions of the Fox River watershed and its tributary streams. The

agreement will allow the conservation district to expand volunteer management efforts in extreme southeast McHenry County on sites such as Hickory Grove (top photo) and Fel-Pro (bottom photo) conservation areas.

VIEWPOINT Slices of life

It felt “normal,” and it felt good.

If even for a moment.

We had individual videotaped graduations this week. Each 2020 graduation had his or her scheduled 5 minutes on stage – walking the walk and ending it with a signed diploma.

It was a time to celebrate. I choked back tears – for my son’s accomplishments as well as for all we’ve lost during the last two-plus months. Bittersweet to be sure.

I was glad I thought to bring a tissue.

But afterward – oh afterward.

As circumstances would have it a group of friends – boys – all walked at about the same time on the same day.

The new normal

Some hung around. Some came early. But they all got the chance to see one another again – from a socially safe distance, of course.

And parents? Well, we did what parents do on graduation day.

We took pictures.

We tried to keep them six feet apart, but you know how that goes.

No one hugged or touched each other, but they were so glad to be together. It was obvious. More than willing to put up with parental photographing if it meant 10 more minutes together. In person.

At one point we asked them if they had masks. I thought it would make for a striking photo.

I expected an answer of, “No.” I was wrong.

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McHenry students earn biliteracy awards McHenry Community High School District 156 has announced the 2019-20 recipients of the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy and Commendation for the Seal of Biliteracy.

The Seal of Biliteracy is a public recognition of graduating students who demonstrate a high level of proficiency in English and at least one other language in the domains of listening, reading, speaking and writing.

The State Commendation toward Biliteracy is a public recognition given to graduating students who have demonstrated significant progress toward achieving a high level of proficiency in English and at least one other language in the domains of listening, reading, speaking and writing.

This year the district proudly awarded 18 seals and one commendation to the graduating Class of 2020.

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Piotr Rusin earned a Seal of Biliteracy in English and Polish. Sheen Laila Corpuz earned a Seal of Biliteracy in English and Tagalog.

Anayeli Arellano, Daniela Bandala, Daniel Barranco, Cristian Benitez Garcia, Keylyn Duran, Jessi Garcia, Daisy Gonzalez-Duran, Meredith Hunt, Anna Karcz, Oswaldo lopez-Martinez, Arisbel Mora, Giselle Martinez-Zapata, Katherine Melgarejo, Andrijana Nikitovic, Kaili Wegener, Alexandra Zavaleta Gomez and Eileen Zheng earned a Seal of Biliteracy in English and Spanish.

Kelsey Morrison earned Commendation toward Biliteracy in English and Spanish.

These students will have a gold seal affixed to their diplomas and notation on their transcripts as proof that they were awarded this honor.

Each student will also receive a biliteracy recognition medal.

quite ready to be done. Finally, people started heading for their cars.

By I found our vehicle, but my son JILL was conspicuously absent.

PERTLER Contributor I exited the car and there he was – taking more photos with friends.

These boys who normally squawk at photos were posing for more All but a couple had masks. The – on their own. Taking selfies. rest of us had extras. High school Wanting to make the moment last. boys toting masks in their back I got choked up. Again. It’s pockets because they are good kids become something of a habit, I’m and follow the rules - it broke my afraid. heart.

While my husband waited So we took one last photo. Of patiently, I took extra photo after them as a group in their masks. extra photo. Each boy wanted a It should have been funny, but it picture with this friend, and then wasn’t. Nothing about wearing that friend. masks at age 18 is funny – unless The next morning, while I was it is Halloween. We are still more busy in the kitchen I noticed my than five months out from that. son scrolling through my phone.

Hopefully by then masks won’t I asked him what he was doing. be mandatory. Hopefully by He gave a non-answer, as teenage then, masks will be only part of a boys are wont to do. Later I looked costume. Hopefully. at my phone and saw that he’d As things were winding up, texted some of the grad pics from I could feel the friendship vibe the day before to himself. in the air. Kids lingered. So did These were pics he didn’t want parents. We were done, but weren’t to take. Even though he said,

“Why do you need to take so many pictures?”

He sent them to himself (to share with others, I’m sure).

And although I can be accused of being that mom who interferes just a bit when interfering isn’t wanted, I felt vindicated.

In a year that feels anything but normal, we had moment of normalcy. Honestly – it is all these kids and their moms and dads want. To feel normal again. It’s all any of us want.

I’m so very glad we got together – for our kids and ourselves to immortalize the moment with a couple of simple photos – even if just for a few minutes.

Here’s to the class of 2020.

You are important. Your sacrifices matter. We understand. You will do great things. We love you. All of you.

Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright and author. Don’t miss a slice; follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.

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