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 […]
By REBECCA ANZELCapitol News Illinoisranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois hit its lowest daily percentage of positive COVID-19 test results in more than month Wednesday, but also reported the largest daily high of additional deaths related to the novel coronavirus.According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, there were 1,677 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past […]
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