MCSD sticks its nose out again...

... so why not take a swing at it?

Wouldn't you think by now that the McHenry County Sheriff's Department would have NIXLE figured out? I mean, for how many years has it been using NIXLE? Can't the Sheriff, Undersheriff or head of Patrol figure out things like this in advance of need? What if we have a catastrophe around here?

I can't reproduce the NIXLE message here about the crash on Route 176 between Route 47 and Haligus Road this evening, but take a look at https://local.nixle.com/alert/4799096/?sub_id=385784 before they update it.

The map is worthless. All it shows is Route 47 south from Woodstock. It doesn't show 176 or any alternate roads around the crash site.

The message reads:

AVOID ROUTE 176 BETWEEN ROUTE 47 AND HALIGUS RD for the next 3 HOURS due to traffic incident. Some roads closed.

Agency advises you to AVOID Location due to a current traffic issue.

A vehicle crash near Specific Location has closed Impacted Roads and will require a detour of traffic for the next Timeframe. "Timeframe" is obviously a fillable field in the announcement form, but no one has trained personnel on filling the information field.

Suggested alternate routes (if desired). Deputies at the scene could advise dispatchers where the roads are shut down and provide even general information about alternate routes.

Additional traffic information (if desired). Deputies could inform dispatchers of fire and paramedic teams at the scene or enroute from Woodstock or Crystal Lake (or both), large trucks standing in the roadway (waiting for the road to re-open), etc.