Remember when dead fish baffled Crystal Lake back in 1991?
Also on today's calendar: Intro To Rowing and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is always in front of you but can never be seen? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
Monday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.
Tuesday: Sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 76, low: 48.
Wednesday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Historical covers for May 31: A fish mystery (shawlocal.com) — Crystal Lake gets a nostalgic nod in a look back at May 31 front pages, including a 1991 Northwest Herald story on residents finding scores of dead fish along the lake’s shoreline. The feature also revisits older Illinois papers covering crime crackdowns, World War II battles, and Memorial Day traditions, tying Crystal Lake’s past into a broader regional history.
📸 Around Crystal Lake
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Crystal Lake
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★ Featured events ★
Saturday June 6
Intro To Rowing → CLRC Boathouse - Naoki Kamijima Park, 1294 North Ave, Crystal Lake 8:00 am
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Other local events
Tuesday June 2
Ribbon Cutting for Wild Buffalo Trading Co Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry Wild Buffalo Trading Co. 106 N Benton Street Woodstock, IL 5:00 pm
City Council Meeting → City of Crystal Lake City Hall, 100 W. Woodstock Street Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014 7:00 pm
Wednesday June 3
Wellness Fest → The Quarry Cable Park & Grille, 5517 Northwest Hwy, Crystal Lake 5:30 pm
Friday June 5
Spies of the World → Raue Center For The Arts, 26 N Williams St, Crystal Lake 8:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Okay so this is not a regular garden snake I called animal control and they still haven’t called me back. I googled and it says it’s very venomous snake anybody ever see something like this before It is likely not venomous, since many snakes in northern… (Nextdoor Village)
Missing black cat - Very timid and not aggressive. Name: Willy Last seen 5/29/26 at 698 Hillcrest Lane, Crystal Lake. (3rd trailer in from water) Please look under deck, cars, bushes and in sheds… (Nextdoor Oakbrook Estates)
Mr. Handyman International, LLC posted a job opening for Carpenter in Crystal Lake. Apply here.
Aptar Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Team Lead in Cary. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Crystal Lake here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lake in the Hills
Lake In The Hills Man Charged In Drug Overdose Death (patch.com)
Lake in the Hills approves solar farm with battery storage (shawlocal.com)
What were the 10 most expensive homes sold in McHenry County in the week of May 18? (shawlocal.com)
Cary
People Over Parking Act kicks in Monday: what you need to know (shawlocal.com)
Algonquin
Hononegah baseball captures regional title (gazettextra.com)
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