
Café at Metra depot reopens
After a two-month hiatus for revamping, the Church St. Café came back with a soft opening on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Café manager Kim Doran said the business at 90 W. […]

After a two-month hiatus for revamping, the Church St. Café came back with a soft opening on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Café manager Kim Doran said the business at 90 W. […]


Real estate developer Al Paas says that he has had “a close affinity for Woodstock for 25 years.” After Paas purchased the building at 103 Van Buren St. in 1994 […]




Five Woodstock businesses are among 17 finalists for the 2019 Business Champion awards presented by the McHenry County Economic Development Corp. Those Woodstock businesses are: • American Ad Bag and […]



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