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Council considers Route 47 project enhancements – and their costs
Firefighters battled heavy fire and smoke Tuesday morning when the responded to a blaze that destroyed a barn north of Woodstock at Route 47 and Charles Road. Equipment from throughout […]
With construction still about two years away, the city is preparing for its role in the improvement of 2 miles of Route 47 through Woodstock. The project last year received […]
By Brittany Keeperman Illinois Department of Transportation has begun surveying properties along Route 47 for acquisition as it moves forward with its project to widen and improve the highway through […]
Mayor says strong bond rating makes debt plan an option
Work to widen Route 47 through Woodstock could see shovels in the ground by late 2021. The project got a boost in the waning days of the 2019 Illinois Legislature […]
Widening and improvement of a section of Route 47 through Woodstock is funded through a capital spending plan proposed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation. City […]
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 […]
Widening and improvement of Route 47 through Woodstock is only $120 million from reality. That’s the figure city officials discussed with staffers of the Illinois Department of Transportation during a […]
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What do legendary NFL quarterbacks Steve Young, Dan Marino and Warren Moon have in common? They have all…
Within the next month, Barrington resident Doug McConnell will attempt to accomplish something that only 47 people older…
Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…