Bad news: Woodstock’s first traffic roundabout will cost $50,000 more than expected. Good news: The city won’t have to pay all of that. The City Council last week approved a […]
How will drivers get into downtown Woodstock this summer? That is a concern of Woodstock Square Business Connection, a seven-month-old group of downtown business owners. At last week’s City Council […]
For five years, Army veteran Butch Borchardt of Woodstock has ensured that the sacrifices made by military members and their families are never forgotten. When fellow Vietnam veteran John Sorensen […]
Woodstock is home to the only Vera Bradley retailer in the nation to carry a line of military bags from the popular quilted bag company. The Thoughtfulness Shop, 104 Cass […]
Through the end of February this year, the Mental Health Resource League’s board members thought that Fair Diddley was a “go.” Held on the Woodstock Square on the third Sunday […]
When The Bike Haven owner Josh Arnow was ready to consolidate to one store, he reached out to the manager of Avant Cycle Café in Lake Geneva, Don Thomas. “I […]
Chicago artist Mauricio Ramirez will create Woodstock’s newest mural on the 30-by-12 foot west wall of the building at 220 N. Benton St., in the block north of Judd Street. […]
People who have questions or concerns about the ongoing Old Courthouse project probably should take a look inside and hear the story of the 1857 building – its past and […]
Twenty-five years ago this week, demolition began at the abandoned Woodstock Die Cast factory site on Clay Street. Today, the land is targeted as the city’s best opportunity to develop […]
Metra’s service in Woodstock will return to normal this month – even better than before COVID-19. Whereas three weekday trains now leave the local depot for Chicago before 8 a.m., […]
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Within the next month, Barrington resident Doug McConnell will attempt to accomplish something that only 47 people older…
Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…
