Restaurante El Sol Opens on Church Street
June 9, 2015
Manuel Bonilla has worked as a chef for 30 years at restaurants in the Chicagoland area, but now Bonilla and his cousin, Elba Bonilla, are venturing out on their own […]
Manuel Bonilla has worked as a chef for 30 years at restaurants in the Chicagoland area, but now Bonilla and his cousin, Elba Bonilla, are venturing out on their own […]
The Woodstock City Council’s newest member was sworn in June 2, but not before approval of a set of changes to a pair of leases that had kept him from […]
Woodstock High School’s building trades program has left an indelible mark on the city of Woodstock. As of this year, there are 40 student-built homes throughout the community. The newest […]
Woodstock City Council members have updated the city’s code to allow small home-kitchen businesses to sell goods at farmers markets and other off-site locations. The City Council updated its ordinances […]
Hannah O’Hagan said she remembers the moment she decided to attend Marian Central Catholic High School. The future class of 2015 valedictorian was a middle-schooler watching a Hurricanes football game […]
A private ambulance driver is facing felony charges after he allegedly stole a prescription intended for a nursing home resident. Joshua Rich, 32, Rockford, was arrested by the Woodstock Police […]
Over the years, Walter Thomas collected antique cars and enjoyed repairing them. The 91-year-old Woodstock father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great grandfather owned four separate gasoline stations in Woodstock over the […]
Members of the public and the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education heard updated plans for the proposed artificial turf project at Woodstock High School’s Larry Dale Field during […]
Councilman-elect Dan Hart’s decision to delay taking his seat on the Woodstock City Council has some residents and former opponents questioning the move. “It’s disappointing to the people who elected […]
Emricson Park’s oldest ball field will get a big-league makeover thanks to a grant from Major League Baseball. The $80,000 award from MLB’s Baseball Tomorrow Fund will help pay for […]
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