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 […]
Six months in, what do you think of 2021? Considering where we were 12 months ago, the new year has to receive high marks, if only by contrast. Social and […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Eligible McHenry County teens are taking advantage of the opportunity to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine just weeks after it was approved by the Centers for Disease […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com All clinics of the McHenry County Department of Health are now open to all eligible Illinois residents. The department operates vaccination clinics in Crystal Lake, Harvard, and […]
“…somewhere out there a lucky person is moving closer and closer to the most sought-after prize in history. Though we cannot help but envy whoever he is, and we may […]
About 2,500 educators and school staff from northern McHenry County were administered the COVID-19 vaccine over two days late this week. According to Nadine Grismer, a school nurse in Woodstock […]
Seniors can enroll, but county still vaccinating priority 1A group
Teachers in Woodstock School District 200 will roll up their sleeves next week for a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. A message sent to D-200 staff by Superintendent Mike […]
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