Food Network television producers have their eye on a Woodstock restaurant. BBQ King, 125 E. Calhoun St., and its owner Jason Szmurlo will be featured in the network’s coverage of Ribfest Chicago 2014 as part of its “Food Fest Nation” series, which will premiere at 8 p.m. Monday, July 21. The show features Food Network […]
Woodstock is no stranger to entertainment events, but when the city hosts its first summer festival later this month, it will be entering new territory. “Woodstock is kind of known for Groundhog Days, and that’s a winter celebration. I think people are so tired of winter as it is that they’re looking for an opportunity […]
After years of planning and controversy, dredging has begun on Wonder Lake. The project, undertaken by the Master Property Owners Association and financed by taxes collected on a Special Service Area, is intended to deepen the lake by removing sediment through a process called hydraulic dredging, in which a pipe running from the lake bottom […]
The Woodstock Recreation Department’s Playground Program – a seven-week summer day camp for children ages 4 to 12 – has been entertaining and educating children all summer for 57 years and continues to draw back attendees, counselors and volunteers. With more than 250 children registered, 25 counselors in-training and about 20 regular counselors throughout the […]
Austin-raised brothers James Taylor Ash II and Jeff Ash are bringing a little bit of Texas and “handfuls of flavor” to Woodstock with their new restaurant, Munch. Located behind Golf and Games at the former home of Golden Rolls Sushi Bar and Grill, 1409 S. Eastwood Dr., Munch will feature fresh and original food, fusing […]
A collaborative project to install a natural educational attraction adjacent to Dick Tracy Way Park Playground near the Woodstock Police Station is underway after years of planning. Children’s Peace Park & Paths, a meditative labyrinth and global/social awareness garden and seating area, will be installed by the Woodstock School District 200 Challenge Corps program – […]
Woodstock Celebrates and Summer in the Park will join the slate of area organizations and events to receive money from the city’s hotel/motel tax fund. In a 7-0 vote, the Woodstock City Council voted June 17 to approve the disbursement of $46,500 to 14 nonprofits that are expected to draw visitors to the city. A […]
A 16-year-old Wisconsin boy pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after being arrested for waving a handgun at a party in Woodstock. Woodstock Police had arrested the boy June 26 for brandishing a handgun at a gathering of teenagers. Police Chief Robert Lowen said officers responded to a disturbance call […]
Woodstock police arrested a registered sex offender June 24 after receiving a report alleging he had been at Emricson Park, violating the terms of his release. The Woodstock Police Department was notified June 16 that Edward J. Johnson, 42, Woodstock, had been at Woodstock Water Works, 1313 Kishwaukee Valley Road. “This is one of those […]
The McHenry County Housing Authority recently received funding to assist homeowners of Wonder Lake, Woodstock and Harvard. Mike Isitoro, energy director for the McHenry County Housing Authority, said MCHA received about $250,000 through the 2012 HOME Investment Partnership Act for the single-family, owner-occupied rehabilitation program to allow Woodstock, Wonder Lake and Harvard residents to upgrade […]
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