Welcome to autumn, the 2020 version. Wednesday is the first full day of fall after its arrival at 9:40 a.m. Tuesday. And if the season is anything like we’ve experienced […]
Even with his career ending one outdoor track season early at Benedictine University, Marian Central Catholic graduate Ryan Di Pietro helped the Eagles win a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference team title. […]
“Titus” 1-year-old male Titus is an energetic 1-year-old Boxer mix. He is a happy boy who loves to get in a good stretch with his paws up on you before […]
Former Woodstock High School athletic director Doug Smith was inducted into the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Hall of Fame Dec. 17 in National Harbor, Md. Smith retired in 2011 […]
Woodstock officials continue to work with Chicago developer Kenneth Rawson on his plan for Founder’s Crossing, a proposed housing development north of the Metra station. Rawson’s plan for 92 small-lot, […]
Bryson Calvin, 35, and Yesenia Galarza, 27, are Woodstock residents who are hiking the 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to Maine. Bryson worked for the McHenry County Conservation District for […]
No one will be surprised, but Democrat Lauren Underwood is running for re-election to Congress in Illinois’ 14th District. The only surprise might be that she chose to make the […]
“Satin” 8-year-old female Sleek and black, charming and mischievous, impish and loving, 8-year-old Satin has got it all covered. The only way to describe this petite girl is by using […]
Quinn Cynor, Swimming Woodstock High School sophomore Quinn Cynor had an awesome 2018-2019 boys swimming season. He broke school records in the 200 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 100 […]
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