“Special needs” is a tricky phrase. On one hand, it means nothing. On the other, it means everything. Nothing, because it attempts to label and classify a huge range of […]
My son flaps his hands and makes loud noises in public. Usually people are very kind about this. They smile. They give us space. I can’t remember the last time […]
State and local news on COVID-19 infections is encouraging, but precautions are still in place. On Friday, the number of new novel coronavirus cases reported in Illinois over the previous […]
As a Woodstock home for developmentally disabled adults reels from the deaths of six residents and a staff member, the people of Woodstock have stepped forward to help.“The support from […]
Four residents of a Woodstock facility for developmentally disabled adults have died from COVID-19, and more than a dozen residents have been diagnosed with the illness since the first case […]
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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…
