🌱 Second crash in months at Johnsburg food pantry parking lot
Johnsburg, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Johnsburg! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Second crash in months at Johnsburg food pantry parking lot
- Johnsburg Public Library mourns former director Beth Ryan’s passing
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 85, low: 67.
- Friday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2 teens on dirt bike suffer minor injuries following crash in parking lot of food pantry in Johnsburg (lakemchenryscanner.com) — Two Johnsburg teens suffered minor injuries when their dirt bike collided with a car in the parking lot of the FISH of McHenry Food Pantry on North Richmond Road, marking the second crash there in recent months. One boy went home with a parent, while the other was taken to the hospital as a precaution, and Johnsburg police are investigating the circumstances. 
• ‘Ability to light up a room and inspire all': Communities mourning death of former Johnsburg library director, Woodstock librarian who was battling ALS (lakemchenryscanner.com) — Johnsburg residents are mourning former Public Library Director Beth Ryan, whose death after an ALS battle has prompted special library closures this Thursday evening and all day Friday for her visitation and funeral. Widely respected across McHenry County libraries, Ryan is remembered for her warmth, advocacy for literacy, and years of leadership at the Johnsburg Public Library.
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🗞 Nearby News
McHenry
- One person injured and airlifted in serious condition to hospital following motorcycle crash near Harvard (lakemchenryscanner.com)
- Chicago area woman gives birth to daughter after surgery to remove tumor that disrupted pregnancy (cbsnews.com)
- Third suspect charged in Howard Street shooting in Evanston in April (chicagotribune.com)
Spring Grove
- Illinois Is Home To The Largest Corn Maze In The Midwest, And Families Will Love It (everafterinthewoods.com)
Wonder Lake
- Fire in Wonder Lake damages two homes; no injuries reported (lakemchenryscanner.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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