McHenry County is moving a Hartland Township polling place next week from Valley Hi Nursing Home as a precaution to protect its residents from coronavirus, officials announced Tuesday. While county […]
Parents of students in Woodstock School District 200 have been notified of the cancellation of international school-sponsored trips over spring break over concerns about the Coronavirus. Among those trips was […]
Bids will be opened this week for $10 million in contracts to improve more than 200 street segments throughout Woodstock this year. If you happen to live on a “failed” […]
With construction still about two years away, the city is preparing for its role in the improvement of 2 miles of Route 47 through Woodstock. The project last year received […]
Two familiar faces will be missing when school resumes next fall at Woodstock North High School. The Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education last week approved the resignation of […]
Plans for new uses of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House could be ready for City Council review next month. Even though occupancy by new tenants is probably still two […]
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