eBlast - July 25, 2025

Party-in-the-Burg (P.I.T.B. 2025; Adults ONLY) - Tonight @ 6p ($15 at Front Entrance)
Tickets $15 at the Front Entrance! The Village of Johnsburg and the Community Affairs Committee invites you to Party-in-the-Burg (adult night out) event Friday, July 25, 2025 from 6:00p.m. to 10:00p.m. Tickets on sale for $10 at the Village Hall or from your Community Affairs Committee Members and Trustees. Listen to local entertainer Justin Wallace & Pat McCurdy while enjoying a Food-Truck meal, B.Y.O.B. and your own lawn chairs. Click here for more information.

Community Sailing School @ Pistakee
Are you attending the premier family fun event of the summer? The Community Sailing School @ Pistakee is excited to bring back Pistakee Palooza on July 26th, 2025, from 4:00 to 10:00! Get your friends and family together for an unforgettable evening of summer fun at the historic Pistakee Yacht Club. There's no better place to revel in the success of yet another successful sailing season. Tie dye your own CSS t-shirt, take a sailboat cruise around the bay, and listen to some awesome music, all in support of a great cause! There will be also kid’s games and prizes, and a food truck, among other things! Click here for further.

Sunnyside Tavern - Christmas in July
It's never too early to get in the holly jolly spirit, at least according to Sunnyside Tavern. On Saturday, July 26, 2025 Sunnyside Tavern will be hosting a “Christmas in July” parade event to raise funds for the Johnsburg Lions Club & Johnsburg Police Department Shop-with-a-Cop program benefiting Johnsburg area children. Only registered, permitted NonHighway Vehicles may decorate and participate in the parade, which will travel throughout Sunnyside Subdivision. Contact Sunnyside Tavern 815.385.4460 for further information and registration requirements. Click here for further.

Johnsburg Public Library
The Summer Reading Program is going strong at the Johnsburg Public Library. It's open to readers of all ages and there is still time to join by coming into the library or click here. If Johnsburg Public Library reaches their Community Reading Goal of 350,000 minutes, readers will be invited to a Foam Party on August 6th and one lucky reader could even win a package from iFLY Indoor Skydiving or a year membership to the Adler Planetarium.
 

Village of Johnsburg 2025 Road Resurfacing Program - Updates
2025 Road Resurfacing Program which includes more than three (3) miles of neighborhood roads that will be performed by Geske and Sons, Inc. The Village partnered with McHenry Township and the Village of Ringwood to obtain better pricing through economies of scale. Signage and traffic control setup is staged throughout the planned areas. Milling of the roadways in Township boundaries taking place this Saturday (07/26) and Emberwood West (Starting Binder Paving Monday (07/28)), Niesens, Niesens Sunrise, Shiloh Ridge, and Sudeenew subdivisions will begin on or about August 4th (weather permitting). Anticipated final resurfacing is projected to begin around August 13th with final restoration on or about 4th week of August 2025:

  • Sudeenew *Milling Surface, Saturday and remainder Monday (weather permitting)
    • Oeffling Dr
    • Gregory St
    • William St
    • Hayden Dr
    • Wilmot Ct
    • Jeffrey St
  • Nielsen
    • Long Ave
    • Middle Ave
    • Stubby Ave
    • Sunnyside Beach Dr
  • Shiloh Ridge
    • Fremont Ln
    • Cedar Creek Dr
    • Federal Ct
    • Ernest Ln
    • Shiloh Dr
  • Emberwood *Binder Surface, Monday (weather permitting)
    • Promontory Ln
    • Cimmaron Ct
    • Seville Ct
    • Torrey Tr
    • Pinehurst Ct
    • Cobblestone Ct

During construction hours please expect dirt, dust and noise from the construction operations. Minor delays and inconveniences may be experienced, but access to homes along the resurfacing route will be maintained. Signage will be in place to help guide travelers throughout the affected neighborhoods. Please proceed cautiously when traveling through the construction zone. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience. If you have further questions or concerns, please contact the Village Hall at 815-385-6023

Boat Launch & Voluntarily Vehicle Stickers
Boat launch stickers are available at the David G. Dominguez Municipal Center. Anyone wishing to use the Village’s boat launch on Riverview Drive (Alfred May Park & Boat Launch) is REQUIRED to purchase a sticker and display it on the vehicle used to launch the boat. The sticker cost for Village residents is prorated (2nd year) $10 and non-residents may purchase a sticker for prorated (2nd year) $50. Launching is NOT RECOMMENDED for boats greater than 24 feet. Although the Village no longer requires the use of vehicle stickers, we do have them available for residents who wish to display one. Stickers are now available and can be purchased at the Village Hall for a cost. Click here for further information.

McHenry Township Fire Protection District - Life Jacket Loaner Program
MTFPD, in partnership with BoatUS Foundation, loans life jackets for a day or weekend. Fill out the form, or stop by the station at 3610 W. Elm Street, McHenry (corner of 120 & 31). Look for the entrance with the "Borrow Life Jackets Here" poster. Click here for further information. Life jacket rentals are first come based on availability. Additionally, Water Safety Resources can be found here.

Alternatives to Landscape Waste Accumulation
There are other alternatives to burning your landscape materials. For more information, click here. The Health Department encourages more environmentally sound alternatives to burning of landscape waste and recommends composting, mulching and native landscaping as possible alternatives to reduce/reuse landscape waste, click here for further information. The Village's residential refuse and recycling service includes the removal of up to 8 bags or cans of landscape waste per week. For more information visit LRS - Johnsburg.

Open Burning of Landscape Waste  - Not Permitted at this time
Open Burning of Landscape Waste is not permitted at this time. Violators will be fined. The Village's residential refuse and recycling service includes the removal of up to 8 bags or cans of landscape waste per week. For more information visit LRS - Johnsburg. Special Circumstances Recreational Camp fires are allowed, but must not exceed 3’x3’x3’ and exclude leaves, grass and shrubbery clippings.

Electronic Waste Recycling & Brush Drop Off​
The McHenry Township Road District is again partnering with the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County to offer recycling programs for McHenry Township residents. Your 2025 opportunity to recycle is Saturday, August 16, 2025 from 8:00a.m. to 12:00 p.m. There will be NO drop off of recycling items during the week. Drop off is located in the township employee parking lot at 3703 N. Richmond Road. Click here for further information or click here for Green Guide.

Johnsburg Police Department - Reminders & Alerts
Non-Highway Vehicle Permit; make sure to get out and renew your Non-Highway Vehicle Registration. Golf carts and other qualified non-highway vehicles may be driven on streets within the Village’s corporate boundaries where speed limit posting is 35mph or less with the exception of Johnsburg Road and Ringwood Road. They are also NOT permitted on any County Roads, State Roads or Sidewalks (meant for pedestrians). Signs have been posted on streets where golf carts are allowed, mapping is developed and will continue to be  updated as additional designated routes and paths are approved. Click here for further information.

With warmer weather here now, more pedestrians are out and about. Whether you're driving through work/construction zones, neighborhoods/subdivisions, or busy intersections, STAYING ALERT SAVES LIVES!

  • Slow down - Watch for people crossing the road, especially in crosswalks & work zones.
  • Eliminate distractions - Put the phone down and stay focused.
  • Obey signs & signals – Roadway signage and Traffic patterns shifts in work zones.

Let’s work together to keep our roads, residents, crews, and community safe!

  1. JBPD Press Release "Prohibited or Unlicensed Motorized Recreational Vehicle" Alert; No Pedals, No Play on a Public Way!
  2. JBPD Press Release "Crosswalk Safety" Alert
  3. JBPD Press Release “Scam” Notification

A current text message smishing scam claims recipients owe money associated with traffic tickets, tolls, and other fines from Sectary of State.  These are NOT legitimate messages from the Illinois Department of Transportation or Sectary or State. If you receive a message report it to the Federal Trade Commission and/or the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. In summary, if you are own money for a fine, violations, unpaid tolls they will NEVER call you and request money or personal information to help you avoid arrest. Do not allow yourselves to be victimized by these predators. WE WILL come visit you, or request that you come to the Police Department to address any of these concerns.

Announcing the launch of our new website
Village President Hettermann along with the Village Trustees are pleased to announce the launch of our new website (sneak peek)! After several months of hard work, we are happy to announce the new website launched anticipated in July 2025. The goal of the new website is to bring our website infrastructure up to date with the latest internet and security standards while at the same time making it easier for our residents, businesses and visitors to find the information they are looking for. The new website gives better access to all of the information that we have available online. Our residents will now have the ability to get emergency alerts as well as get up-to-date information on meetings and events.

Among some of the new features of the website are a new responsive design template, a more organized menu navigation structure, a new online Village calendar, and quick contact forms. In addition to the main Village website rebuild, it has vastly extended the amount of information and services available online.

We hope that you find the new website easy to use and that you are able to get the information you are looking for fast. We welcome feedback by using the "feedback" form located by clicking on the tab on the right side of this page.

To keep up-to-date on the latest Village events and stories, stay in touch:
Visit www.johnsburg.org
Follow us on Instagram and Facebook. #JohnsburgLife
Contact us for more information about community events and life in our village, or call (815) 385-6023.

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