State senator moves office onto the Woodstock Square State Sen. Craig Wilcox, R-McHenry, has moved his district office to the Woodstock Square, at 209 N. Benton St. The new office was scheduled to open on Wednesday this week. The office had been in McHenry. “Not only is Woodstock the county seat, but the Woodstock Square […]
Local legislators get committee assignments Two state legislators who represent Woodstock have received committee assignments for the 103rd General Assembly. State Sen. Craig Wilcox, R-Crystal Lake, an Air Force retiree, will be the Republican spokesman for the Senate Veterans Affairs and Labor Committees. He also will be ranking Republican on the upper chamber’s Labor Committee […]
Back in the 1950s, Hunt’s Service Station was a landmark with neon lights on two sides of the building in what was among the most highly trafficked intersections in Woodstock, where South and Madison streets meet with Lake Avenue at a five-way stop. “That was quite a sight to see in the evening hours,” Harold […]
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