State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Marengo) surprised constituents and fellow lawmakers last week by announcing he won’t seek to retain the 63rd District seat in the November general election and will instead run for McHenry County Board chairman.  Franks made the announcement after the Democratic Party of McHenry County met May 15 and chose the Marengo […]

Woodstock restaurant aficionados have probably noticed Tequilaville Cantina & Grille has been closed for the past two months.  The restaurant located at the busy corner of Washington and Throop streets is undergoing big changes that include a new look and new menu. Afrim Banushi, co-owner of Tequilaville, remains the business owner and manager. Banushi is […]

The city of Woodstock and its unionized police department employees have agreed to new contracts. Officers and detectives are covered under a four-year agreement, while the department’s dispatchers and records clerks have a separate two-year contract with the city. The contracts were approved by the Woodstock City Council May 3 and by the Fraternal Order […]

A Woodstock man was ticketed Thursday after he hit a jogger near the intersection of Tara Drive and Winslow Avenue during the early morning hours, according to police.    Jacob Colangelo, 23, was cited May 19 for failure to yield for a pedestrian in a crosswalk and failure to yield at a stop sign, according […]

While 9-year-old Maxwell Parrish’s friends were in class at Olson Elementary School May 3, the fourth-grader from Woodstock was hard at work at City Hall. Maxwell got a rare look at municipal government when he shadowed Mayor Brian Sager as part of Sager’s Mayor for the Day program, which serves as a fundraiser for local […]

Kaleigh Rogers said her senior year was the best she’d had at Woodstock North High School. A member of the class of 2016, Rogers was one of 203 WNHS graduates to be recognized at the school’s commencement ceremony May 14. “The teachers of Woodstock North High School make it a point to go out of […]

                                When Zurishaddai Vazquez stepped up to the podium at the Woodstock High School’s 139th commencement ceremony May 15, she paused, turned her back to the crowd and snapped a quick selfie photograph on her cell phone.   Vazquez, student […]

A 17-year-old Woodstock High School student was transported to the hospital for treatment after he was briefly pinned between a car and the wall during automotive class Thursday.   Woodstock Fire Rescue/District was dispatched at about 11 a.m. May 12 to the school at 501 W. South St. for reports of a student trapped by a car.   […]

The Woodstock City Council will vote on a policy that would implement discretionary guidelines and limitations on the city if it becomes home rule. The policy, discussed at the council’s May 3 meeting, would go beyond the state of Illinois’ standards for home-rule municipalities and would include options for added notification requirements, public hearings and […]

It’s that time of year again, when crafters, artisans and food vendors from throughout the Midwest bring their wares to Woodstock for a good cause.  The 48th annual Fair Diddley Craft Show is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 15, on the Woodstock Square. The event started in 1968 and has been coordinated […]