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City Council, Illinois Department of Transportation, Route 47, Route 47 widening

Work to widen Route 47 through Woodstock could see shovels in the ground by late 2021. The project got a boost in the waning days of the 2019 Illinois Legislature […]

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City Council, Illinois Department of Transportation, Route 47, Route 47 widening

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Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.

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