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 Associated Electrical are among six finalists in the category for businesses with more than 100 employees. • Fox Tool & Manufacturing, BTM Industries, and Ethereal […]
Patrons who frequent the Church St. Café in Woodstock’s Metra Station will have to wait until November for its return. “We’re trying to revamp the concept,” said manager Kim Doran, who rents the space from the city of Woodstock. Doran had been serving breakfast, lunch, and food-to-go that she prepared using hot plates and microwave […]
With little fanfare, Casey’s General Store has opened at Route 47 and U.S. 14. It is one of about 2,150 convenience stores the chain, headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa, has in 16 states across the Midwest. The store is on the parking lot space of the former Blain’s Farm & Fleet, with no direct access from […]
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