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Franks urges calm as he declares coronavirus emergency in McHenry County

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McHenry County is under a state of emergency in response to the county’s first presumptive case of coronavirus. The declaration today by McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks activates the emergency operations plans of the McHenry County Department of Health and the McHenry County Emergency Management Agency, and asks for state and federal funding and […]

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Larry Lough

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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Larry Lough

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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