Maybe it’s not a ‘truck stop’
September 26, 2022
When is a truck stop not a truck stop? Woodstock found out in early 2020 when the City Council, in a 5-2 vote, cleared the way for a 4,500-square-foot Thorntons […]
When is a truck stop not a truck stop? Woodstock found out in early 2020 when the City Council, in a 5-2 vote, cleared the way for a 4,500-square-foot Thorntons […]
In a divided vote, the Woodstock City Council this week approved early plans for a “truck stop” in the city. Council members voted 5-2 for a redevelopment agreement with Graham […]
People might believe Woodstock has a gambling problem. Some would think 143 video gambling terminals in town – one for each 179 residents of Woodstock – are too many. Others […]
One year after lifting the lid on video gambling permits in Woodstock, the city has not been swamped with requests. But a few more local businesses are offering gambling terminals […]
No “video gaming cafés” will be approved in Woodstock, according to revised licensing rules approved by the City Council. But nobody seems to know exactly how to define such a […]
Passing legislation has often been compared to making sausage: No matter what the end product looks like, you probably don’t want to know everything that’s in it. That’s pretty much […]
Members of the Woodstock City Council were not exactly sure what they did in an emergency meeting Sunday afternoon. They just knew they had to do it. “It’s a do […]
Woodstock is joining other McHenry County towns in a rush to beat a midnight Sunday deadline to enact a “penny per push” tax on video gambling machines. The City Council […]
Mixin Mingle’s request for a video gambling license has been formally postponed until city officials revise the city ordinance regarding all such permits. The event venue at 124 Cass St. […]
At its July 20 meeting, the Woodstock City Council changed the city ordinance to make it easier to increase the city’s limit of 25 video gambling licenses. At its next […]
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