4/18/12 – The weather has been wildly variable again this past week. We’ve gone from extreme fire danger to extremely wet and cold with a fine layer of slush on the ground right now. We won’t complain about moisture though. We’ve had more than 2″ in the last few days. The lakes and streams are very high again.

The seasonal transition: slush on the canoes.
Here is this week’s edition of the Cook County West End News from WTIP North Shore Community Radio. – Bill