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Woodstock Police last week searched a local house for a weapon that didn’t exist. But they were not taking any chances. The search resulted from a social media post by […]
Woodstock Police last week searched a local house for a weapon that didn’t exist. But they were not taking any chances. The search resulted from a social media post by […]
During the morning hours of February 20th, 2018, the Woodstock Police Department (WPD) was made aware by Community Unity School District 200 of a social media exchange between numerous Woodstock […]

Discussion of the Dean Street Elementary School facility was on the agenda for the Feb. 13 meeting of the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education. After an address by […]

Veteran former teacher and administrator Dr. Art Vallicelli has been selected as the new principal at Woodstock High School. Vallicelli has been an assistant principal at WHS since 2013 and […]

When Paradox Squared opens in a few weeks at 231 Main St., next to Unique Nails, the escape room fad will land just off the Woodstock Square. This is a […]

Groundhog Day’s frigid single-digit temperatures were not enough to keep the crowds away. Surprisingly, despite the cold, the Woodstock Square was full of people bundled up, many warmed by hot […]

Less than seven years after Sara Miller and Mary Ervin began selling handmade chocolates out of a small storefront next to Woodstock Classic Cinemas, Ethereal Confections has outgrown its second […]

New button to commemorate Groundhog Days 2018 When Groundhog Days Chairman Rick Bellairs and committee members Pam Moorhouse and Craig Krandel appeared at the Woodstock City Council Meeting Jan. 16, […]

Handler has hands-off approach leading up to Groundhog Day Some Woodstock residents have wondered what Woodstock’s official Groundhog Day prognosticator does with all of his time leading up to the […]

When the Church St. Cafe opened in the Woodstock train station during the second week of August, manager Kim Doran hoped to serve drinks and food-on-the-go to Metra commuters, while […]
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