The Crystal Lake Chamber Foundation's honors their awards winners at the 11th Annual GEM Awards Leadership Celebration on April 18, 2024, at the Boulder Ridge Country Club in Lake in the Hills. This year's award winners are Elizabeth Wakeman, of Wakeman Law Group, PC.; Randy Smith, of General Kinematics Corporation; and SHAW Media/The Northwest Herald.



Woodstock city officials pointed to unfunded Environmental Protection Agency mandates and “significant increases” in costs for chemicals needed to operate the system as some of the reasons for this year’s increase.