Some Woodstock City Council members are blasting an effort to convince residents to opt out of participating in a partial special census this summer, saying the plans could see the city lose out on its fair share of revenue from the state of Illinois in addition to doing serious […]

Local businessman and Woodstock City Council member Dan Hart has closed Centerville Station.  The coffee and sandwich shop located inside the Woodstock train depot, 90 Church St., has been closed for the past month, Hart said.  “We’ve had very limited (customer) traffic,” Hart said.  Hart, who also owns D.C. Cobb’s restaurant and other businesses in the […]

Family Alliance Comprehensive Care Service has announced it is facing a financial strain of its own because of the state budget impasse.  Family Alliance has continued serving area residents needing adult day care services, memory care and respite services without full reimbursement from the state. The Illinois Department of Aging is covering costs for Family Alliance’s […]

A renovation project at the city-owned Sheriff’s House originally scheduled to be completed in December will be pushed back until May, city officials said. The installation of windows in the jail in the rear of the Sheriff’s House at 115 N. Johnson St. has been postponed because of manufacturing delays, according to City Planner Nancy […]

Woodstock School District 200 officials said threats of potential violence at Woodstock High School Thursday are unfounded. District 200 Superintendent Mike Moan sent automated telephone and email messages to parents of Woodstock High School students early Feb. 18 stating it was safe for students to attend school today.   Woodstock Police contacted the district late Wednesday night […]

The first roundabout in Woodstock is being planned for the five-way intersection of Lake Avenue, Madison Street and South Street. Woodstock Public Works Director Jeff Van Landuyt said construction on the roundabout could begin in 2018, and no later than 2019. “They’ve done a lot of studies on roundabouts, and in this case, in certain periods, […]

The fresh produce stands and refrigerated meat cases at Wisted’s Supermarket in Woodstock are completely bare. On the front window, one sign reads “Out of business” and another states “20 percent off.”   After serving the community for the past 10 years, Wisted’s Supermarket management informed its staff of about 45 employees Wednesday, Feb. 10, the Woodstock […]

A 24-year-old Woodstock man has been charged with retail theft and possession of a controlled substance after he allegedly stole hydrocodone pills from the Walgreens pharmacy where he worked.   Sean M. Damiano, 800 block of Queen Anne, turned himself in Jan. 11, after Woodstock Police issued a warrant for his arrest Jan. 7, according to […]

Bull Valley Ford will receive up to $470,000 over the course of eight years from the city of Woodstock, a tax-incentive deal intended to help pay for major upgrades to the dealership. The incentive, approved unanimously by the City Council Feb. 2, will help the business at 1460 S. Eastwood Drive expand its facility by […]

Woodstock Police will not file charges against a 56-year-old Woodstock man who mistakenly left his 9mm handgun at the U.S. Post Office building Feb. 5.   Police Chief Robert Lowen said a customer found a loaded handgun at about 11 a.m. in the outer lobby of the post office at1050 Country Club Road. The customer […]