A new grocery store with a focus on organics and prepared and ethnic foods will take over the space formerly occupied by Wisted’s, 330 N. Eastwood Drive. ShopFresh Market has plans to open within the next few months in the same location the now-shuttered Wisted’s grocery store had operated in for 12 years. The grocery […]

A recreational vehicle was destroyed during an overnight fire in the 2200 block of Edgewood Drive in Woodstock.   Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the blaze at 3:50 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, where the RV was engulfed in flames, according to WFRD Capt. Brendan Parker.   The RV was parked in the driveway between two garage […]

Woodstock Police are searching for a man who broke into Botts Welding & Heavy Duty Truck Service March 29 and triggered a security camera in the process. Police responded to a call about a burglary in progress at the truck repair shop and warehouse distributor at 8:58 p.m., Detective Sgt. Jeffrey Parsons said. Officers were […]

The future looks bright for 14 miniature horses that were rescued by the Hooved Animal Humane Society in December 2015.  In February, the Woodstock-based nonprofit animal welfare group announced that it received a $7,000 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Equine Fund to help with the continued care and rehabilitation […]

An architectural firm will examine the city-owned Old Courthouse and prepare specifications and cost estimates for bids on repairs to the historic building’s windows. Gary W. Anderson Architects will inspect every window in the Old Courthouse, 101 N. Johnson St., a step in the process toward eventually awarding window repair and replacement contracts, Woodstock City […]

The Woodstock City Council will discuss implementing a home-rule policy that could include a trigger for advisory referendums on certain municipal tax ordinances. The discussion comes as the city of Woodstock looks poised to reach a population of at least 25,000, the minimum necessary for towns in Illinois to be granted automatic home-rule status. “The […]

The Woodstock musical community is mourning the loss of a fellow performer and dedicated volunteer.   Guitarist Ed Hall, 62, died March 15, at JourneyCare Hospice Center in Woodstock. His wife Debbie was by his side.   Although he lived in Harvard, Hall was very active among the artistic community in Woodstock. Over the past 35 […]

Lifelong Woodstock resident Gail Wolf knew the day would come when she would need a kidney transplant.  Wolf, 65, has been suffering from low-functioning kidneys for the past six years. A bad bout with kidney stones led to a severe infection, and now one kidney is functioning only at 10 percent and the other is […]

Toni Klausmeyer had only been in Woodstock for four days, but he already noticed distinct differences between the city and his hometown of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.  “In Germany, there’s a big gap between the students and the teachers,” said Klausmeyer, one of 20 exchange students visiting Woodstock from March 5 to 18. “The teachers here are […]