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  • Thinking about backyard hens? Here’s what Woodridge just approved

Also on today's calendar: AUDITIONS FOR THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - Youth Edition.

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📰 News we're reading

• Hen-Keeping Ordinance Gets Unanimous Approval In Woodridge (patch.com) — Woodridge residents in single-family homes can now legally keep backyard hens after the village board unanimously approved a new ordinance following an 18‑month pilot program. The rules cap flocks at six hens, ban roosters, and set detailed coop size, placement, cleanliness, and annual licensing requirements, including a $50 fee due each May 1.
   

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