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, […]
Farmers market hours now into fall, planning for winter Get the fresh sweet corn and just-picked tomatoes while you can. Woodstock Farmers Market has its final Tuesday market of the […]
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 […]
By Steve Reick When the Illinois House convened in January, for the first time in 38 years, Michael J. Madigan did not preside as speaker. His descent from power was […]
Reick headed back to General Assembly as state faces difficult issues
City lumped with Chicago in governor’s COVID recovery plan
Will it be a Democrat or a Republican who wins the Illinois House District 63 seat this year? Democrat Jack Franks of Marengo won his first term in the Illinois […]
More than a dozen Woodstock area projects are part of an $11 billion state plan for road and bridge improvements for fiscal years 2019-2024. Nearly $69.5 million worth of work […]
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