Woodstock women who have celebrated their silver or golden wedding anniversaries might tell how they shopped at Hogan’s on Benton Street, Lady’s Choice in the Harding Real Estate complex on […]
When Keefe Real Estate opened a Woodstock office on Catalpa Lane in 2018, anyone who had spent a summer’s day in Lake Geneva, Wis., was familiar with the name. The […]
When Illinois allowed nonessential businesses to reopen in late May 2020, local real estate agents were stunned to see the real estate market ignite, fueled by working-from-home buyers who wanted […]
To drivers who regularly traverse Woodstock on Lake Avenue, the pace of construction at the new 20,500-square-foot Aldi at the southwest corner of Lake Avenue and American Way has been […]
Just as COVID-19 has its variants, the cumulative effect of the virus had a varied impact on sectors of the local economy during the past year. Roaring along For those […]
What is now the Michling Plaza & Associates building at 101 N. Throop St. began life as a one-story midcentury office building, once occupied by the McHenry County Title Co. […]
Last month, Michael Stanard emailed his clients to let them know that One Zero Charlie would soon close its doors. After 43 years of providing a full gamut of marketing […]
Celebrating its 80th birthday this year, Wayne’s Lanes has a dual identity. On one hand, the bowling alley is known around the world as the setting for the pivotal scene […]
As any old house owner knows, remodeling can entail unpleasant surprises, delays, cost overruns, frustration, or headaches – and sometimes all of them. But remodeling also sends a signal of […]
You might say that Kent Frisbie and Luke Lohmeyer have a thing for gas stations. For nearly 50 years, what is now Frisbie and Lohmeyer Insurance occupied a former Shell […]
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What do legendary NFL quarterbacks Steve Young, Dan Marino and Warren Moon have in common? They have all…
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…
