As of last Friday, McHenry County had only about 5 percent of medical/surgical beds available, according to numbers tracked by the Department of Health. Intensive care units reported about 73 […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The statewide mask mandate indoors is back, and educators and health care professionals will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. J.B. […]
Students are back in school – “in” being the key word. Unlike last August when all students in Woodstock School District 200 started the school year with remote learning from […]
In a two-hour special meeting that became moot in less than 24 hours, the Board of Education last week established a mandatory mask policy to start the academic year in […]
In a 6-1 vote at the end of a special meeting, the Board of Education Tuesday night established a mandatory mask policy to start the academic year in Woodstock School […]
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