Just outside Woodstock, in rural Marengo, Chris Hanson and his team have created a unique holiday light show that is the talk of the town. “It’s been pretty exciting,” Hanson said of his massive Christmas undertaking. “And we just keep adding as we go.” The small-business owner put his technological and engineering skills together with […]
A slaughterhouse is being built in a Marengo senior community’s backyard, and Woodstock residents should pay attention! Woodstock is similar to Marengo in that there are areas where industrial meets residential zoning, which means that the McHenry County planning department could decide to put a slaughterhouse right next to some Woodstock homes. Please read on. […]
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