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All-Electric Homes Residents of McHenry County have boosted their use of electricity by 65 per cent in the last ten years. George Marcus, superintendent of Edison's Crystal Lake District, said the increase underscored the rapid growth here. Crystal Lake is one of four headquarters in Edison's Northern Division. The lrl00 square mile division covers parts of Cook and Lake Counties, and half of McHenry County. "Electricity use is a key indicator of actual and potential growth in an area," Marcus said. Average anhual use per residential customer in McHenry County reached 5,800 kilowatthours in 1966. This compared to 3,500 kilawatthours* a decade ago. The sharp rise in electrical demand is attributed to several factors; business expansion, residential development, and heavier reliance on air conditioning and modern electric appliances by customers following the trend toward all-electric living. The popularity of all-electric buildings illustrates this trend. Electric heat has been specified for over 800 residential, commercial and industrial units in the Crystal Lake area. The Crystal Lake headquarters employing over 100 employes serves a 500 square mile territory which includes nearly 30 communities. u Northern Illinois Realty Provides Service Northern Illinois Realty Service, Inc. was formed with the idea of putting "service" into the business of real estate ~ and has continued to add more and more services since its beginning in 1965. The founder of Northern Illinois Realty Service, Inc.-- Ivan Hill -- was for many years the head of a national advertising agency. He was not only the advertising advisor but also the consultant in many other areas of service for many of his clients including Kitchens of Sara Lee, who started with his agency when their only product was cheese calRfe; Northern Illinois Gas; Baldwin Pianos; Beatrice Foods; and many others. The services rendered ranged from product development, research and testing, planning, and, of course, merchandising and advertising. With this background and orientation in service Hill came to the real estate business with a desire to bring the needed service and objective counsel to the property seller and buyer. His experience in research fits very well into the demanding business of supplying the real estate investor with the facts about the property. He is concerned that the real estate investor has all the aspects of the real estate transaction thoroughly understood and that the clients' needs in financing and other areas are properly handled. Being a professional in the art of advertising, of course the seller's property is presented in the marketplace in its most attractive and knowledgeable manner with good taste and accuracy. As a member of NATIONWIDE FIND-A-HOME REFERRAL SERVICE, Northern Illinois Realty Service, Inc. can help families moving in and out of the area in finding just the right property for their needs. Northern Illinois Realty serves all of McHenry County for this referral Service out of their McHenry and Crystal Lake offices. The staff serves farm properties, industrial properties, and residential properties and provides appraisal services to their clients. An attorney is retained by the corporation as consultant on the legal aspects of all real estate transactions. The Northern Illinois Realty Service, Inc. sign on a property is a "sign of good value", and a constant effort is also made to have it represent a sign of good service to sellers and buyers. Crystal Lake, with an estimated 1965 population of over 10,000 persons, is the largest city in the district. Rounding out the top five are Woodstock, Barrington, Wauconda and Lake Zurich with a combined population of about 27,000. Record 1967 eoastruction expenditures by Edison reflect the rising electrical demand. Edison's Northern Division, which includes the McHenry area, will spend about $11 million this year to increase the company's distribution and transmission facilities and to provide more lines for more customers. Crews will install over 4,000 transformers with an estimated capacity of 200,000 kilowatts. In addition about 80 miles of lines will be converted from* 4,000 to 12,- 000 voltA to improve system reliability. Conversion .operations are presently underway in McHenry and Wauconda, Marcus said. Bulk power for McHenry County is provided by a recently expanded extra-high-voltage power network. It extends from Joliet generating station through Will, DePage, Cook and McHenry Counties and ultimately interconnects with Edison's Waukegan station and the Wisconsin power system. The massive bulk power grid links the county to one of the nation's most dependable electrical systems. 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