
Vietnam vets group fades away
On any given Wednesday, the Woodstock community might notice a group of veterans swapping war stories, giving one another a hard time, and sharing memories of the past over breakfast […]

On any given Wednesday, the Woodstock community might notice a group of veterans swapping war stories, giving one another a hard time, and sharing memories of the past over breakfast […]

UPDATED MONDAY, JUNE 3 By Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Minutes after the Senate put the final touches on first-term Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s sweeping legislative agenda Sunday, June 2, […]




Can a 1950s school building be transformed into a space education center with a “Wow!” factor for school children? Woodstock is going to find out. Board of Education members last […]

By Capitol News Illinois staff SPRINGFIELD – A constitutional amendment that would allow the state to impose higher tax rates on greater margins of income needs only a vote from […]

Three charges have been filed against a 15-year-old Woodstock High School student after another student was stabbed during a fight Tuesday at school. The juvenile was charged with aggravated battery […]


Could Challenger Learning Center for Science & Technology have a new home in Woodstock’s Olson Elementary School by fall? Could Woodstock School District 200 ever effect a consolidation in some […]
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