Local schools have the support of county officials as they establish their own guidelines for COVID-19 protocols for the coming school year. The Illinois Department of Health this week adopted guidance for schools, as recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control, that would “not burden children” with more in-school requirements than vaccinated adults, County […]
Woodstock has joined two dozen other McHenry County municipalities to ask Gov. J.B. Pritzker to realign the county in his Restore Illinois plan to allow more business and social activity. In an eight-page letter, the McHenry County Council of Governments and County Board Chairman Jack Franks seek to have the county designated as its own […]
Woodstock officials figure the city’s Route 47 project will probably win the state support it needs when the Illinois Legislature passes a bill to fund capital projects throughout Illinois. But “when” is the key word. “There’s not a lot definitive right now,” Mayor Brian Sager said recently after returning from a lobbying trip to Springfield. […]
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