Local legislators get committee assignments Two state legislators who represent Woodstock have received committee assignments for the 103rd General Assembly. State Sen. Craig Wilcox, R-Crystal Lake, an Air Force retiree, […]
Back in the 1950s, Hunt’s Service Station was a landmark with neon lights on two sides of the building in what was among the most highly trafficked intersections in Woodstock, […]
Two-term U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood is still in the 14th Congressional District. But Woodstock is not. Although the district of the Democrat who has represented Woodstock for three years was […]
Illinois National Guard troops are not expected to rescue Woodstock School District 200 from its critical shortage of bus drivers. That was the assessment of state Rep. Steve Reick, who […]
By Steve Reick The past year has seen a tsunami of state government initiatives pointed straight at our public school system. From the implementation of Culturally Responsible Teaching and Leading […]
Rep. Underwood to host town hall Aug. 9 at MCC Congresswoman Lauren Underwood will have an in-person town hall Monday, Aug. 9, in McHenry County. The 90-minute event will begin […]
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