Community Buildings… The 1959 McHenry Post Office 27 Apr 202115 Apr 2021 Following the Second World War, McHenry, like much of the country, grew quite a bit. With population and businesses expanding, the need for postal services grew as well. At 26 employees,…
Accidents & Incidents… West McHenry Post Office Robbery 11 May 201810 May 2018 In the early morning of Tuesday, Aug 16, 1911, the West McHenry Post Office was robbed. It probably wasn’t too surprising, as there were a string of post office &…
Community Buildings… The Origins of the West McHenry Post Office 15 Mar 20187 Oct 2018 McHenry has had several things that make it stand out from its neighbors. Yet, one of the more distinctive things about it was that for many years it was the…
Community Events… Operation Alert 8 Feb 201831 Mar 2018 In the 1950s, the US was in the tensest time of the Cold War. This new type of war brought a new variety of fears due to the weapons of…
Businesses… The Telephone Girls’ Strike of 1945 18 Oct 201728 Nov 2017 In November of 1945, the people of McHenry County saw something they hadn’t seen before: people picketing in the streets. On November 15, 1945, the Illinois Telephone Traffic Union voted…
Businesses… McHenry Electric Service Company 27 Feb 201712 Sep 2017 McHenry's first venture into the electric world started in February 1908. Town leaders wanted to bring McHenry into the electronic age for some time, but this wasn't as easy…
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