Local small businesses in Woodstock would benefit from a $500,000 emergency loan program the City Council will consider in a special meeting Wednesday afternoon. The council ‘s emergency session at […]
Establishing a small-business loan program and suspending the city’s new single-use bag fee are on the agenda for an emergency meeting of the Woodstock City Council at 2 p.m. Wednesday. […]
In response to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s announcement Friday ordering all Illinois residents to “stay at home,” and the closure of all “non-essential” businesses, Woodstock officials announced further restrictions on city […]
Families of students in Woodstock School District 200 have been notified about meal distribution while schools are closed through spring break next week. According to a news release, breakfast and […]
Taxpayers won’t escape without some pain in dealing with the $161 million bond debt of Woodstock School District 200. It comes down to a matter of, “You can pay now, […]
Woodstock’s City Council this week will consider an ordinance to grant the mayor additional spending powers in a state of emergency. The city attorney’s office drafted an ordinance to allow […]
Woodstock has declared a local state of emergency in response to risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic. In a news release today, the city said – effective 2 p.m. Tuesday […]
Woodstock’s City Council this week will consider an ordinance to grant the mayor additional spending powers in a state of emergency. City Attorney’s Office has drafted an ordinance to allow […]
Woodstock officials Friday announced the cancellation of most events on city property until April 13 because of risks involving the coronavirus pandemic. Programming changes were announced for all public facilities, […]
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