A Woodstock city employee, community and church volunteer has been named Woman of the Year by the Woodstock Professional & Business Women. Monica Amraen, office assistant to Woodstock Mayor Brian […]
Working from a studio in her Woodstock home, Monica Sargeant acknowledges she has come a long way from first making jewelry just for fun to handcrafting unique jewelry pieces given […]
Dana Brandt started the Woodstock Wedding Network last year to promote area wedding professionals to brides- and grooms-to-be. The collaboration has worked so well the network is putting all its […]
Fifty-five local nonprofit organizations are joining forces to raise money for their charities through the McHenry County Human Race this weekend. The Human Race is scheduled for 8 a.m. Sunday, […]
It’s that time of year, spring, when the weather gets warmer and we consider planting our patios, decks and gardens. As a professional bedding plant grower, I too, reflect on […]
There’s an old saying that some things change, and some things stay the same. In Woodstock, there’s one destination that, fortunately, has stayed the same for the past 25 years. […]
Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education members formally eliminated five part-time teacher positions, but could recall the instructors next fall if enrollment numbers necessitate. The board at its regularly […]
A new entryway at the Woodstock Public Library will cut out some concrete in favor of public art. The project will replace much of the concrete in the library’s entrance […]
High school students in Woodstock are combining their talents to present a comedic murder-mystery for the upcoming spring musical. A cast of 29 young actors and 25 student musicians will […]
Woodstock School District 200 will host a SHAPE Woodstock workshop highlighting the academic benefits of healthy eating and featuring a guest speaker from Naperville. The workshop, originally planned for Jan. […]
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