City will proceed with neighborhood upgrades Woodstock is ready to proceed with a pilot project to kick off the city’s new neighborhood improvement program. The City Council recently approved the […]
Highly political decisions involved with vaccines I have been thinking a lot about your last week’s column [Declarations, Aug. 4, “Vaccinate, celebrate, summate”]. I was surprised and alarmed by your […]
The McHenry County Department of Health reminds residents that the best way to prevent COVID-19 infection and severe illness is to get vaccinated. In a news release Tuesday, health officials […]
People who are mildly to severely immunocompromised will be provided a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine at clinics of the McHenry County Department of Health. The decision to provide a […]
McHenry County residents who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 are urged to contact their physicians to find out how they can enter their vaccination card information into their medical records. […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Masks will be required at all Illinois long-term care facilities, day cares and Pre-K-12 schools, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday afternoon amid a […]
By Cheryl Wormley Weekly new COVID-19 cases in McHenry County were five times higher last week than the last week of June. Five weeks ago our county had just 19 […]
If you’ve heard that COVID-19 has come back, don’t believe it. The fact is, it never went away. But you know what has come back? Masks. We had a couple […]
McHenry County residents are urged to take precautions now that state and local COVID-19 data show an increasing trend toward “substantial community transmission” based on the Department of Health’s seven-day […]
The McHenry County Department of Health will have two webinars for local parents who have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine available to youths ages 12 to 17. The first virtual […]
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Within the next month, Barrington resident Doug McConnell will attempt to accomplish something that only 47 people older…
Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…
