Summer in Woodstock will be different this year. For starters, the city won’t need all of that $125,000 that has been budgeted for events such as Fair Diddley and Summer […]
Public and private schools in Illinois are out for the year, and Woodstock School District 200 says it’s ready. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday that schools in Illinois would not […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday the state’s COVID-19 peak could come in mid-May, and he is examining the current stay-at-home order for potential […]
Income and spending will jump about 25 percent in the 2020-21 Woodstock city budget – both inflated by the $9 million in major street improvements being made this year.The City […]
As a Woodstock home for developmentally disabled adults reels from the deaths of six residents and a staff member, the people of Woodstock have stepped forward to help.“The support from […]
Schools are out for the year, and Woodstock School District 200 is ready.Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday that schools in Illinois will not return for in-person learning this academic year […]
Several spring and summer events in Woodstock have been canceled amid the uncertainty of the spread of the coronavirus.In a news release Thursday, Mayor Brian Sager and city administrators announced […]
Twenty-six Woodstock businesses have received a maximum $5,000 check from the city’s small-business loan program, and 74 loans are still available to help local merchants deal with fallout from the […]
Four residents of a Woodstock facility for developmentally disabled adults have died from COVID-19, and more than a dozen residents have been diagnosed with the illness since the first case […]
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