December 21, 2022

Dear Village Resident,

This year has been a challenging year for some, I hope you and your family are doing well. We lost a long time village official, Tom Sander this year unexpectedly. Tom dedicated his life to our village, I wanted to remember him one more time. Tom will always be missed.

Thank you for your continued support of our community and our businesses with your purchases, large and small. It has helped keep our businesses running and food on the table for some.

I also want to thank all of the essential and front line workers in Spring Grove. It's the dedication and commitment of the grocery and other store clerks, the delivery drivers, the restaurant and fast food workers, and many others, that enable the rest of us to have a happy holiday season.

With the potential storm coming in during the holidays, please be careful.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Mark Eisenberg,

Village President

Getting Around Illinois

With winter upon us, visit GettingAroundIllinois.com to view continually updated information on road conditions in Illinois. Optimized for smartphones, the site includes the ability to identify and zoom into a location, travel route or destination on the state map.

Blood Drive

The Spring Grove Fire Department is hosting a Blood Drive on Thursday, December 29 from 1:30 - 6:30 pm, at 8214 Richardson Road on the Bus in the parking lot. Donors will receive a $15 eGift card. To schedule your appointment, visit versiti.org/IL, download the Versiti Donor App, or Call 800-7TO-GIVE or scan the QR code on the flyer.

Help support our local communities. Your blood donation can also help to reduce the risk of shortages to our local blood supply!

View the flyer.

Snowmobiling in Spring Grove

Snowmobile trails are marked and maintained by local clubs. Please respect the property of others when driving to the trails. Do not travel in excess of 15 mph when on village right-of-ways and stay off lawns and driveways, yield the right-of-way to pedestrians, and come to a complete stop before crossing a road. It is unlawful to drive a snowmobile on private property without the consent of property owners and using the trails when they are closed is considered trespassing. Snowmobiling is prohibited between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Sunday-Thursday and midnight to 7 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. For trail conditions call the McHenry County Hotline at 815-334-7669.

Rec Basketball Skills and Drills

Skills and drills is an opportunity for 6, 7 and 8th graders to work on their basketball skills. Beginning Friday, January 13th through March, the evening will mostly consist of pick up games with some skill building instruction. View the flyer here, you can pay online at this link or come into the Village Hall located at 7401 Meyer Road.

Recreation Basketball and Little Dribblers registration is still open!

Click here for the Little Dribblers registration form and here for the Youth Basketball form. View fees and more information.

The Rec Program is looking for volunteers for various positions, email them here.

Christmas Light Show

Drive by 3520 Kings Lair Drive nightly from 5pm to 9pm now through Christmas for their Christmas Light Show. Enter the code XEMY at this link for the audio.

2023 Community Farmers Market

If you would like to be part of our 2023 Community Farmers Market, sign up before December 31st and take advantage of our early bird special rate! Download the flyer and email to us. Payment can be made online here.

Keep the Wreath Red

The Spring Grove Fire Department is once again participating in "Keep the Wreath Red" program. If a fire occurs that is determined to be the result of a holiday decoration, the fire station replaces one red bulb in the wreath with a white bulb. This is a reminder to practice fire safety during the holiday season. Please be careful with candles, holiday lights and other decorations and help them "Keep the Wreath Red"!

Recycle Christmas Lights

If your lights have lost their twinkle, don't throw them away - recycle them at the Municipal Centre! Located at 7401 Meyer Road, Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Click here to see which kinds of lights and cords are accepted.

St. Peter Church circa 1905

Stained glass windows c. 1925

Carved altar in 1946

The history of St. Peter Catholic Church began in 1900 after St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Johnsburg burned down. Instead of helping to rebuild that church, thirty Spring Grove catholic families thought it would be more convenient to have a new parish in their own town. A delegation visited the archbishop and he consented to grant them permission with the understanding that the parishioners would find a pastor willing to take on the responsibilities of the new church, which they did.

The new woodframe church, complete with beautiful stained-glass windows and an elaborate carved alar, was solemnly dedicated on Candlemas Day in 1901. Candlemas Day falls on February 2, because it is the traditional 40th day of the Christmas-Epiphany season. Some Christians choose to wait until Candlemas Day to take down their Christmas decorations.

Candlemas occurs at a period between the December solstice and the March equinox, so many people traditionally marked that time of the year as winter’s “halfway point” while waiting for the spring.

Story by Laura Frumet

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