The Land Conservancy of McHenry County has initiated a grassroots program to encourage good stewardship and backyard conservation practices, emphasizing the fact that small efforts can make a big difference […]

The city of Woodstock and the Bull Valley Garden Club are continuing a collaborative project to build a meditative labyrinth at Dick Tracy Way Park. City workers from the Woodstock […]

Haley Varys only graduated from Columbia College Chicago May 17, with a fine arts degree, yet the Woodstock native is already preparing her first professional art show for a Chicago […]

Tucked away in an industrial park on Woodstock’s south side is a small company that’s taking a big bite out of the confectionery industry. Some shoppers may have already noticed, […]

Gathered around a long table at the Greenwood General Store, several men and women with long-standing ties to Greenwood meet monthly to share stories of their beloved village and reminisce. […]

Bob and Mary McCann waited many years before realizing their dream of operating a berry farm. The McCanns met as teachers at Glenbard North High School in Glen Ellyn. Bob […]

Molly, a 2.5-year-old Chihuahua/ rat terrier mix, was found as a stray in the country during sub-zero temperatures this past winter.  She is a small, compact dog weighing only 10 pounds. She is […]

Maxwell Logan had tiny green casts on both his legs from recent surgery, but that didn’t prevent the 4-year-old from gripping onto his walker and making his way slowly but surely […]

​ Lauraleigh Heffner is graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign next month, but she won’t be heading directly into the working world.  Heffner has an excursion planned for […]