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Hattie & Myrt South on Benton will complement original store a block north

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Courthouse plan coming together

Plans for new uses of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House could be ready for City Council review next month. Even though occupancy by new tenants is probably still two […]

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‘Workable’ Courthouse proposals

Four proposals to make use of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House brought a generally enthusiastic response during the first public airing of the plans. Members of the Old Courthouse […]

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Woodstock has finalists for business champs

Five Woodstock businesses are among 17 finalists for the 2019 Business Champion awards presented by the McHenry County Economic Development Corp. Those Woodstock businesses are: • American Ad Bag and […]

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Ethereal’s Cass Street opening in sight

Like waving the checkered flag to end the Indy 500, fresh black awnings popped out from the restored bricks at Ethereal Confections’ new location at 140 Cass St., signaling the […]

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Business growth uses online fundraising

Last month’s announcement that Ethereal Confections is moving diagonally across the Woodstock Square to the former Elks Lodge building generated buzz in town and much excitement on Ethereal’s Facebook page. […]

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Chocolate-Makers Trace Cacao Supply Trail

On a mission of exploration, confirmation and investigation, the owners of Woodstock’s Ethereal Confections completed a South American and a Caribbean trip this summer, visiting various cacao suppliers. “We want to guarantee that […]

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