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McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

Cars drive past a section of forest cut down along Route 31 in McHenry. Plans have been in the works to widen the road since 2018, but the effects to nearby wildlife have never been more apparent.

Opinion | Widening Route 31 has hurt wildlife

Hailey Magliochetti, Contributing Writer May 15, 2025

After a long shift at work, a driver is on their way home as they pass by the miserable scene of hundreds of chopped trees lying to the sides, with its dead leaves and split sticks creating gloom in the...

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