Voters in the April 4 consolidated election will decide whether the village of Bull Valley becomes a Home Rule community. What is Home Rule? Illinois Home Rule is the constitutional grant of authority to local governments to self-govern, provided the General Assembly does not explicitly limit that authority or maintain the exclusive exercise of that […]
Voters in Bull Valley will be asked in the April 4 election to approve home rule authority that would give the village more flexibility to raise money for a number of projects. Village President Emily Berendt said becoming a home rule community would help to realize the desire for self-determination and local control that drove […]
By Heather Vosburgh news@thewoodstockindependent.com Preserving and restoring Bull Valley’s historic Stickney House will move forward with a report from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The Bull Valley Village Board decided last week on a plan to preserve the 166-year-old house and other structures on the property at 1904 Cherry Valley Road. The […]
Scenic, rolling terrain northeast of Woodstock will be maintained as an open space forever – and the village of Bull Valley will develop a new public park – on nearly 275 acres of ecologically important land that is part of an acquisition being closed this week. The purchase from a trust is being made by […]
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