“There’s a big problem” of drug addiction in McHenry County, according to Bobby Gattone, executive director of New Directions Addiction Recovery Services based in Woodstock. State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally described the problem as “so big.” By the end of this year, the graph above will probably be updated to show that overdose deaths increased again […]
Vote-by-mail application coming to you in the mail Local voters will receive a mailer soon with an application to permanently vote by mail in future elections. A new state law allows permanent vote-by-mail status for voters who apply. Voters will remain on the list until they ask to be removed or move out of the […]
The word “still” inspired both hope and sorrow at the sixth annual International Overdose Awareness Event, held from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, on the Woodstock Square. Mike McGehee, “Country” to his friends, is still sober, still working, six years after McHenry County Drug Court helped to rescue him from a life of […]
Tour construction zone inside Old Courthouse Plan to get a little dirty at the Dusty Boots Tour at the Old Courthouse, 101 N. Johnson St., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30. The building, along with the Sheriff’s House, is undergoing final stages of an $18 million restoration and renovation that is scheduled […]
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