While Paul Letizia and his partners are still in contention, along with about 500 other applicants, for one of 75 pending state of Illinois recreational marijuana retail licenses, it’s unlikely that cannabis growing will happen on land once occupied by Deer Run Golf Center. Five acres at 11007 Route 120 that Letizia bought for $271,000 […]
“Rain makes grain.” Farmer Jay Hansen quotes the adage while surveying the corn growing in his family’s field along Route 47, across from Allendale Road. He gestures to the spot among the rows where the height of the stalks starts to dip, where the stalks on Hansen’s right are a foot shorter than those on […]
At this time next summer, a freestanding Aldi at Lake Avenue and American Way – across from American Community Bank – should be open for business. The Food Shed Co-op on the corner of U.S. 14 and Lake Shore Drive is scheduled to debut just a few months later. The brand-new Aldi and the novel […]
For commitment to and participation in local service groups and community events, attorney Jim Campion of Woodstock has received the McHenry County Bar Association’s 2021 Distinguished Service award. The award was presented during the Bar Association’s Law Day ceremony last month. Campion has been a member of the Woodstock Noon Rotary Club since 1978, served […]
When Woodstock resident Frank Harrison finished his undergraduate training at the University of Illinois and Milton College in 1971, he emerged with a bachelor’s degree in English and education. “About 500,000 other guys graduated with the same degree,” Harrison said. With teaching jobs scarce, Harrison’s father, who was a real estate appraiser, offered a proposal. […]
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