Woodstock officials figure the city’s Route 47 project will probably win the state support it needs when the Illinois Legislature passes a bill to fund capital projects throughout Illinois. But […]
On the night that Woodstock City Council debated what to do about complaints of loud music from outdoor concerts, council members first recognized Music in Our Schools Month with an […]
First, Woodstock will get a new promotional sign. Next, a new sign ordinance? In a 5-2 vote last week, the City Council approved spending $94,000 for an electronic sign along […]
Residents of Woodstock were urged to hang blue ribbons along Route 47 in honor of McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Keltner, whose funeral procession was scheduled to travel through the […]
Within a 24-hour period this past weekend, a one-car crash killed a Woodstock man and two other accidents required Flight for Life to transport critically injured victims to out-of-county hospitals. […]
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