UPDATED: 11:50 a.m. Feb. 11 Local filmmakers producing a documentary about Dick Tracy creator Chester Gould have received a commitment from WTTW Channel 11 to air the special in February. Ahoj […]
Woodstock High School Principal Corey Tafoya spoke of the importance and contributions some past WHS graduates have made in the world when addressing the Class of 2013 during the May […]
A total of 227 Woodstock North High School seniors gathered in the school’s gymnasium with hundreds of their closest family members and friends to celebrate the past, present and future […]
The Woodstock City Council approved temporary traffic regulations for several upcoming events at its May 7 meeting. “The city of Woodstock has a long tradition of supporting the many community […]
The Woodstock Farmers Market is back on the Square for the 2013 season with more than 40 vendors selling produce, meats and dairy and handcrafted items. Market days are from […]
The Woodstock City Council passed an ordinance lowering speed limits within the Sonatas subdivision from 30 to 25 mph. The request was approved 6-1 at the council’s May 7 meeting […]
A combination of state law and municipal policies makes awarding contracts in Woodstock a complex process. Under state statute, the city is required to complete a formal request-for-bid process for […]
After 19 years as a home-based mail order business, NICA, which specializes in clothing and accessories for the great outdoors, opened a store in downtown Woodstock at 114 E. Calhoun […]
Perhaps no one was a more familiar presence in this city than Don Peasley, a writer and photographer whose work documenting events in Woodstock and McHenry County in eight separate […]
The Woodstock City Council approved a request by Ortmann’s Red Iron Tavern to serve alcohol in its outdoor beer garden. The beer garden occupies 308 and 310 Clay St. directly […]
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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…
