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March 18, 2020
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, […]
Woodstock School District 200 students will be out of class for two weeks beginning Monday because of concerns about the risk of the coronavirus. Superintendent Mike Moan sent out a […]
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 […]
Will it be a Democrat or a Republican who wins the Illinois House District 63 seat this year? Democrat Jack Franks of Marengo won his first term in the Illinois […]
A McHenry County resident has tested positive at the Illinois Department of Health laboratory for coronavirus disease – COVID-19. The case is a teen without a history of travel to […]
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