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Courthouse tenants sought
‘Courthouse Complex’ proposals to guide interior remodel By Larry Lough
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Woodstock pizza lovers to get two new choices on east side PAGE 15
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Woodstock’s “new” Old Courthouse is open for business. Business proposals, that is. The city, which owns the Old Courthouse and adjoining Sheriff’s House, is taking proposals for use of the
space in the two historic buildings. Officials hope to identify tenants and operators by the end of this year to direct remodeling work that would lead to occupancy in late 2021 or early 2022. Darrell Moore, city planner, said the city was open to different ideas about remodeling and use of the space.
“We’ll move forward whether or not we fill it to capacity,” Moore told the city’s Historic Preservation Commission at its recent meeting. The city already has put about $4 million into exterior work to stabilize the buildings and improve their appearance. See COURTHOUSE Page 2
SEASONAL SOUNDS
Military recruiters in schools, attract few students to enlist
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Woodstock’s first air show was memorable to the end PAGE 20
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Schools A&E
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Marketplace 15 Community
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Carolers entertain the large crowd that attended Friday’s Lighting of the Square ceremony. Carolers and musicians performed around the downtown throughout the chilly but dry evening. More photos of the event are on Page 13. Photos of Sunday’s Christmas parade are on Page 5.
Firefighting challenge? ‘We’re ready’ By Larry Lough
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How would the Woodstock Fire/ Rescue District deal with fire in a new five-story apartment building? What about dozens of homes built only 6 feet apart in a new housing addition? Those concerns have been raised in
public meetings recently as city officials considered plans for the fivestory Woodstock Square Apartments at Madison and Church streets and the now-withdrawn Founder’s Crossing housing addition north of the Metra station. Asked about those firefighting challenges, WFRD Chief Mike Hill had a simple answer: “We’re ready.”
As opponents of those projects argued their cases, they questioned the difficulty the buildings would pose to firefighting. The WFRD ladder truck has “a 105foot stick,” Hill said, meaning it can be used on buildings much taller than five stories. The new apartment building will be 53 feet tall, developers told
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“I think we’ll find people ... internationally who want to come here,” Moore said.
New marketing effort
A new website (woodstockcourthouse.org) and four-page brochure offer information and invite proposals for use of the interior – without regard for any current tenant of what will be known as the Courthouse Complex. “Recommended uses” of the buildings, according to the website, include a restaurant on the lower level of the Old Courthouse – which the Public House restaurant now occupies – and an “arts-focused community center” on the first and second floors. The Old Courthouse Arts Center now uses some of that space. Other first-floor space could be offices or a visitors center, and the former courtroom on the second floor is designated as a possible banquet facility/meeting space. The Sheriff’s House could become a boutique hotel, or possibly house a restaurant, cafe, and meeting rooms. The Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House Advisory Commission has discussed some of those same uses. “We’re keeping an open mind,” Moore said.
Council will decide
The city plans to finance the remodeling with Historic Tax Credits from the state of Illinois. The state takes applications for those credits twice a year, and the next round of applications is due at the end of February. Moore told the Historic Preservation Commission that tenants who committed early could work with the project architect on the interior design. That work is expected to be done in early 2020, according to the website, with renovations beginning by summer to divide the space into “configurable rental units.”
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the City Council. “It just changes our operational response a little,” Hill said of a taller building, “but it’s not a problem.” And as long as houses are built according to city building codes – and six feet is allowable separation – WRFD can effectively fight fires in the neighborhood, Hill said. “There’s always a danger of extension on to [other houses],” the chief
This is the cover of the four-page brochure that the city of Woodstock has developed to market the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House to prospective tenants and operators. The marketing effort also has a new website, woodstockcourthouse.org. The website indicates seven to 10 tenant spaces would be served by a common elevator, three common stairways, and six washrooms. Those “zones” can be further divided or combined to accommodate a tenant’s needs. Proposals will be reviewed by the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House Advisory Commission, which will make recommendations on use of the complex. Final decisions rest with the City Council. said. After saving lives at the scene of a fire, Hill explained, the next concern is avoiding the spread of the fire to nearby properties.
Concerns addressed
Firefighting concerns are never the last topic of discussion when new buildings are proposed in Woodstock, Hill said, though they’re not the first, either. WFRD “works closely” with code enforcement personnel for the city, he explained. “They usually don’t involve us
City LLC to own, manage Now in the third year of a fouryear exterior project, the city still plans a new addition on the west side with an entrance and lobby facing Throop Street; an improved connector between the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House; an elevator; restrooms; and new heating/air conditioning mechanicals. According to the website, the city will be a partner in a new LLC that will unless they’re certain [the project] is going to happen,” Hill said, “then they consult us right away.” Early in the permitting process, an “all-stakeholders” meeting is organized to involve personnel from the city, fire department, and a third-party consultant – Fire Safety Consultants Inc. of Elgin, which Hill described as “the go-to people” in the business. “Anybody can weigh in at that point,” he said. “We look [at plans] for anything that’s going to trip us up, so we can get it out of the way early.” Final construction plans are later
own and manage the complex. The Old Courthouse was opened in 1858 and the Sheriff’s House in 1887. When a new courthouse and jail were built in 1972, a private investor bought the old buildings. The Old Courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places a year later. The city acquired the buildings in 2011. – Susan W. Murray contributed to this story. reviewed by FSCI and the fire department for possible problem areas. Documents prepared for the City Council’s Nov. 19 meeting – when the Founder’s Crossing proposal was “permanently withdrawn” – showed changes to the project had been made to address WFRD’s issues. “To meet the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District’s concerns, an alley/ driveway was added on the west side of apartment buildings to facilitate full access around the buildings,” the document says. “Also adequate Continued on next page
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The ladder truck helps firefighters in several ways, the chief said. It allows them to attack a fire from an elevated position, it can be used to rescue people from upper floors, and it hauls the district’s “heavy equipment.” That includes shoring equipment to stabilize the truck at the scene of a fire and extrication equipment for accident sites and anywhere else cutting, lifting, and separating functions are needed. And if, as was the case recently, the ladder truck is needed when it’s out of service for repairs, WFRD has a backup. “That’s when we call all our friends,” Hill said. In addition to having mutual aid agreements to call for equipment and firefighters from Crystal Lake, Huntley, and Harvard, WFRD also has an “auto aid” pact that automatically sends those other departments toward Woodstock whenever a structure fire is reported. “Nothing here is as simple as you think,” Hill said.
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Buildings also can be built to assist the firefighting effort. Sprinklers are an effective means of suppressing a fire as it starts, Hill said,. Alarm systems alert WFRD early, he explained, and certain building materials can help to contain a fire. Tall buildings, such as Northwestern Hospital-Woodstock – the tallest local structure – also built “standpipes” in the stairwells to get water to the upper floors, Hill said. The water source is connected at the ground floor, and a firefighter hauls a roll of hose upstairs to connect to the pipe. Hill said standpipes would be built into the stairwells of the new Woodstock Square Apartments.
Mike Hill, chief Woodstock Fire Rescue District
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clearances have been provided to meet the District’s needs to set up equipment for firefighting. “And finally, the center island boulevard on Newell Street has been pulled back from the intersection to accommodate turning radius for fire equipment.” Hill said concerns are shared back and forth through an email thread to address firefighting issues such as location of hydrants and dips in streets that might cause long fire trucks to bottom out.
“[A high-rise building] just changes our operational response a little, but it’s not a problem.”
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Mike Hill, chief of the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, poses with the district’s ladder truck at Station 1 on East Judd Street. The truck’s “105-foot stick” can be used on any building in Woodstock, he said.
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School resource officer WPD’s ‘Officer of Year’ Matt Prentice, who is in his second year as resource officer at Woodstock High School, has been named this year’s Officer of the Year for the Woodstock Police Department. Prentice earned the honor in part for obtaining funds to bring lifesaving medical Matt kits to both high Prentice schools in Woodstock School District 200. He was recognized during a program at Woodstock Moose Lodge.
County again cuts levy; earlier cuts permanent
McHenry County government’s budget for 2020 includes tax levy reductions for the third straight year. According to a news release, levy reductions from 2018 and 2019 also were made permanent last week in action by the County Board. The board this year also approved rebates that returned $8.5 million to homeowners from the surplus at Valley Hi Nursing Home. “We’ve reduced taxes for the third straight year, for a total of $28 million,” County Board Chairman Jack Franks said in the release. “... The County Board understands that McHenry County homeowners are overtaxed, but we’re only one of many local units of government. ... [W] e need all our other taxing bodies to understand that they must do all that they can to reduce their property tax
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG Woodstock Fire/Rescue District
Fire Runs indicates units dispatched and what was found at the scene. Ambulance calls of Woodstock Fire/Rescue District are reported here in number only. Ambulance calls Nov. 21-27: 97 Fire Runs Nov. 21 9:26 p.m. – 600 block of South Eastwood Drive, gas leak (natural or LP); truck, shift commander 11:55 a.m. – 2900 block of Country Club Road, malfunctioning alarm system sounded; engine 12:02 p.m. – 1700 block of Rolling Hills Drive, unintentional smoke
levies.” The $218.1 million budget is balanced, and like previous years, does not cut or diminish any services, the news release reported. Tax bills paid by property owners might not decrease, however, depending on tax levies by other government units and changes in the value of taxable property. McHenry County government accounts for slightly less than 10 percent of a property owner’s tax bill.
WPD sergeant graduates program at Northwestern
Woodstock Police Sgt. George Kopulos has graduated from the Northwestern University Center of Public Safety School of Police Staff and Command program. The intense 10-week program is designed to train and prepare leaders in the law enforcement profession George to ensure police Kopulos agencies have the best leaders guiding their respective agencies. His graduation ceremony at Evanston was attended by Chief John Lieb and Deputy Chiefs Jeffrey Parsons and Ray Lanz, all of them graduates of SPSC.
training, for which they will be paid $50. Election Day is a long shift (5 a.m. to about 8 p.m.) for $140. U.S. citizens who are English literate are eligible to serve. For more information, complete the Election Judge Application form found on the McHenry County Clerk’s website or call the McHenry County Clerk’s office at 815-334-4242.
injuries to his chest and abdomen. Police said he was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the car. Brautigam’s court appearance will also depend on his health. At last report, he was hospitalized in serious condition with injuries from the crash. Another passenger, a 44-year-old woman from Wheaton, also was seriously injured, police said.
During the next Coffee with the Chief program, Rob Mutert and Michael Schoeler from Warp Corps will lead a discussion on progressive methods for assisting people afflicted with substance addictions or mental crises The meeting hosted by Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb will begin at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, at the Woodstock Police Department, 656 Lake Ave. For more information, call Tamara Reed at 815-338-6787.
A Woodstock man has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexual abuse of young girls for whom he was caring. McHenry County Judge Robert Wilbrandt also ordered 37-year-old Daniel Pollet to register as a sex offender for life after his release from prison. According to a news release, Pollet was given a six-year sentence for each of two charges of criminal sexual abuse, but the judge ordered the sentences served concurrently. Pollet was charged with abuse of children 6 and 9 years old Daniel who had been left Pollet in his care. This case was investigated by members of the Woodstock Police Department and was prosecuted by Sharyl Eisenstein and Mary Ann Scholl of the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Drug abuse, mental crises topics for chief’s program
Hearing set Dec. 12 for driver in fatal accident
Election judges are needed for the March 17 primary election in McHenry County. Judges help in processing voters at the county’s 101 election sites. They are required to take a three-hour
Only one charge has so far been filed against the driver involved in a one-car wreck last month that killed 34-year-old Charles Akerberg of Woodstock. Shawn A. Brautigam, 32, of Wheaton is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 12 to face a single charge of driving under the influence. As of Monday, no other charge had been filed in the fatal accident, according to court records. According to McHenry County sheriff’s investigators, Akerberg was fatally injured when Brautigam’s 2019 Toyota Camry ran off Charles Road, west of Queen Anne Road, and hit a tree and utility pole before rolling on its side about 2 a.m. Nov. 24. Akerberg died later in a Rockford hospital from
detector activation, no fire; engine, truck, shift commander 12:17 p.m. – 2700 block of Country Club Road, malfunctioning alarm system sounded; engine Nov. 22 3:07 p.m. – 200 block of South Seminary Avenue, carbon monoxide incident; truck 4:39 p.m. – 200 block of South Seminary Avenue, carbon monoxide incident; engine 8:16 p.m. – U.S. 14 and Dean Street, traffic accident with no injuries; engine, shift commander, ambulance Nov. 23 11:12 a.m. – 500 block of South Eastman Street, Harvard, cover assignment/ standby; ambulance 6:57 p.m. – 600 block of McHenry
Avenue, water or steam leak; truck 7:55 p.m. – 700 block of Jefferson Street, toxic condition/other; engine Nov. 24 2:03 a.m. – Charles and Queen Anne roads, traffic accident with injuries and extraction; two ambulances, shift commander, truck, engine 9:46 a.m. – 3000 Raffel Road, unintentional alarm system activation; no fire 2:28 p.m. – Route 120 and Thompson Road, traffic accident with injuries; engine, ambulance, shift commander Nov. 25 4:47 p.m. – 400 block of North Madison Street, gas leak (natural or LP); truck, shift commander 5:50 p.m. – 1000 block of Lake Avenue, traffic accident with injuries; truck, shift commander, ambulance
Primary election in March needs judges at poll sites
Judge orders six-year term, registration as sex offender
Corrections/clarifications
An “In Brief” item in the Nov. 27 editions incorrectly reported the date of the 2020 General Election. It is Tuesday, Nov. 3. We regret the error.
9:42 p.m. – 500 block of Central Parkway, unintentional smoke detector activation, no fire; shift commander, truck, engine, ambulance 10:14 p.m. – 1100 block of North Seminary Avenue, unintentional transmission of alarm; engine Nov. 26 8:43 a.m. – 2100 block of North Seminary Avenue, unintentional transmission of alarm; engine Nov. 27 5:04 a.m. – 2000 block of South Eastwood Drive, unintentional transmission of alarm; engine 12:08 p.m. – 9800 block of Wondermere Road, electrical wiring/equipment problem; engine 5:53 p.m. – 1800 block of Roger Road, heat from short circuit (wiring); engine
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Let us recall the successes
Nobody could argue with the oftrepeated description that it was “not ideal” for Woodstock to place a service center for homeless people in a residential neighborhood on the edge of the downtown business district. As we suggested in a May 2018 editorial, the Old Firehouse Assistance Center was the perfect facility – in the wrong place. That never changed up to the day OFAC closed Nov. 21. That former fire station at Throop and South streets was the kind of building service providers needed to offer the homeless population a meal, a haircut, and a shower; help in finding a job and a permanent residence; and counseling that many sorely needed with mental health and drug addiction problems. No one could refute city officials’ insistence that no other site locally met the requirements of suitability and availability when OFAC opened in 2016. When City Council members considered a lease extension 18 months ago, they heard from dozens of understandably angry and frustrated neighbors about repeated encounters with aggressive and abusive people who were attracted to OFAC. The neighbors vented for 3½ hours before the lease was extended – with the promise a permanent, fixed-site shelter elsewhere would allow OFAC to close by the fall of 2019. A month after that council meeting, Woodstock Police banned more than a dozen persistent troublemakers from OFAC. That seemed to address most of the problems from the previous summer, which Police Chief John Lieb said had involved calls to his department “every day, every shift, multiple times.” The good news is, the people and the agencies at OFAC helped a lot of people who desperately needed it. “It’s been very successful,” said Kim Ulbrich, executive director of the McHenry County Housing Authority. Ulbrich quantified some of the success: 782 individuals served, more than 100 of them placed into permanent residences. The housing authority plans to continue to serve homeless people where they are through an outreach coordinator to work with agencies and shelters who serve that population. Let that ongoing effort – and the many people already successfully served – be OFAC’s legacy.
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News item: Woodstock seeks ‘mixed use’ development at Die Cast site
We’re in weather ‘bull’s-eye’ Can’t remember the year, but one winter not so long ago I didn’t have to push the snow-thrower out of my garage until Groundhog Day. That happened since I moved to Woodstock 16 years ago, because I never had a snow-thrower until I moved to northern Illinois. Not that the winters in east-central Indiana were mild. But as I recall, in December 2006, after shoveling my sloped driveway three or four times before Christmas, I bought myself a Troy-Bilt for being a good boy. I’m sure lots of driveway/sidewalk snow-removal equipment is good, but I’ll swear by my bright red machine. I call it “a snow-thrower for the homeowner who is not mechanically inclined.” As my Troy-Bilt goes into service for a 14th winter, it continues to perform at a high level despite my neglect and abuse. My “maintenance schedule” these past 14 winters has been to check the oil regularly and change the spark plug every few years. There’s probably more I should do.
In fact, an oil change and tuneup might be a good idea as we seem certain to have more snow that we’ve been accustomed to. In November we had two signif- Larry Lough icant snows that Editorializing required my use of Mr. Troy once. The first big snow – about 7 inches – concluded Nov. 1, but it came during relatively mild weather late Oct. 31 and early Nov. 1, so I let the temperatures take care of it. When I left the state the morning of Nov. 1, we had several inches of snow on the ground; when I returned 48 hours later, it was gone. Temperatures were not so accommodating when more than 5.5 inches hit us Nov. 11-12. But Mr. Troy fired right up, second pull. I don’t have a snow gauge, but I guesstimate the depth on the railing of the deck on the back of my house. Luckily, I have a reliable snow
reporter in Mary Moltmann of Bull Valley, a self-professed “weather geek.” Her weather station provides not only me with data, but also the National Weather Service. She measured 5.7 inches on that latter snowfall this season. “NWS had my station totals for both storms as number one on their Storm Report list,” Mary reported by email, “so this area has been in the bull’s eye.” Here is her accounting of the 13.6 inches (!) of snow this season through November. Oct. 31 - 1.9 Nov. 1 - 5.2 (for storm total of 7.1 inches) Nov. 7 - 0.2 Nov. 11 - 4.9 Nov. 12 - 0.8 (for storm total of 5.7 inches) Nov. 14 - 0.6 Some people just love winter, snowmobiling, ice fishing. I’m ready for spring. Larry Lough is editor of The Woodstock Independent. His email is larry@ thewoodstockindependent.com.
year’s CCH bagging, packing and deliveries will be at 1191 Lake Ave. (the Silgan building). Toy bagging will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, and food packing will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19. Deliveries will be made from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21. All that is required to make deliveries is a willing heart and a vehicle that can carry the food and gifts. Selfless giving is easy. Just follow your heart. Visit a neighbor. Offer to care for a friend’s children so the grownups can go shopping or just out for a walk. Give someone who doesn’t own a car or isn’t able to drive a ride to the grocery store. Share time with a child, a teenager, or an elderly person. Greet people with a friendly hello. Upsize a server’s tip. Yield in traffic. Be kind. One final thought: When I toured our visiting relatives around the Square Friday morning, we paused to look at the nativity on the lawn of the Public House. I was surprised to see how chipped the paint is on some of the statues and wondered if there are plans to refurbish them. Cheryl Wormley is publisher of The Woodstock Independent. Her email is c.wormley@thewoodstockindependent. com.
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our blessings and pausing to give thanks. This week, hearts and minds of young and not so young turn to Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. The traditions Cheryl of all three include Wormley joy in giving. What Declarations I witnessed at the grocery store is one way of giving. There are many other ways. On Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, volunteers were giving their time and energy to collect donations for Christmas Clearing House. It wasn’t as cold as it has been some years, but two hours of standing outside in late November in Woodstock is bound to make a person cold and weary. The taggers weren’t just adults. Children were cheerfully helping their grownups. And teenagers signed up, too. The taggers were a joyful lot – waving, smiling, and chatting with donors and passersby. Christmas Clearing House offers other ways to give. If you missed tag days, there’s still time to donate so the families in need in our community will receive a box of food and the children in those families will receive gifts this Christmas. Donations can be made on the Rotary Club of Woodstock’s website, woodstockcares.com. You can also give of your time. This
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It was the day before Thanksgiving, and I was in the grocery store along with dozens, maybe hundreds, of other “wishing-I-was-finished” shoppers. As I was pushing my grocery cart away from the checkout, I heard the woman who was next in line tell the clerk, “I’ll buy the groceries for the man behind me.” My heart warmed and my brain went from being focused on my to-do list to admiration for the giver. The man seemed to have about 10 cans on the checkout belt. Maybe they were all the same. I couldn’t see. The clerk picked up one or two of the cans and scanned them, even as the man told her they were his. The giver paid and left with her groceries. When it would have been time for the man to pay for his groceries, the clerk told him the woman ahead of him had paid for them. He was taken aback. “But I need to pay for them,” he said. “No, the woman in front of you paid for them,” the clerk repeated. The man looked around. No one was waiting to be thanked. The giver had left. He picked up his groceries, nodded to the clerk, and humbly walked to the exit. I left, too – grateful to have witnessed the beauty of selfless giving and grateful receiving. Last week, we celebrated Thanksgiving – a time for taking stock of
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Dean Street Holiday Market to benefit Dean Street school’s new playground will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the school, 600 Dean St. The free event will feature gifts, crafts, jewelry, and more, plus a raffle.
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Military in schools, but few join Recruiters offer lessons besides seeking sign-ups By Tricia Carzoli
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As local high school seniors begin to look at graduation announcements, order caps and gowns, and think about what comes next, many students are still narrowing down their options beyond commencement. With myriad choices ahead of them, students from Woodstock High School, Woodstock North High School, and Marian Central Catholic High School get support and suggestions from their school guidance counselors to help them determine what comes next. For a few, serving the country through the U.S. military is the path they choose. Across the board, all local high schools have a history of graduates entering a military career path. Over the past seven years, Woodstock High School had 3.8 percent of its graduating seniors enlist; at Woodstock North,
2.4 percent; at Marian, it was one-half of 1 percent. The national average is 2 percent, according to Kevin Lyons, director of communications for D-200.
Different reasons to enlist
2019 WNHS graduate Fatima Padilla recently left for basic training with the Marine Corps. “I am in the delayed entry program, and I don’t regret it,” she said the day before her departure. “I never thought I would do this. It was unexpected, but I’m glad I did this – enlisted. I love it, and I’m excited to see what my future will look like.” She has been attending USMC training sessions for several months to prepare for basic training. “I want to go into the medical field with the Marines,” Padilla said. “I am inspired by the people I’m surround with here in the Marine Corps. They encourage me to work hard and to do my best. I want to be a good leader, and this is where I feel most motivated.” Kelly Hilton, Marian’s director of guidance, said that because Marian is a college preparatory school, most graduates choose college. But students are encouraged throughout their academic careers to look at career choices
that interest them, he said. “They take the pre-ACT test,” Hilton said, “and it looks at their interests to assist them in choosing a career field.” The school recently began offering college and career search program SCOIR to give students yet another tool for figuring out life after high school. “More than anything,” Hilton said, “we want to help find the resources the students need and ensure that they have access to them.” Shannon Landwehr, chairwoman of the WHS counseling division, said D-200 students were offered the opportunity to take the ASVAB twice a year – Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test. “We really encourage all students to take the [test],” Landwehr said. “It is a great career-exploration tool – a good way to explore aptitudes and strengths that go beyond traditional skills.” “A student may not be looking for a career in the military,” she explained, “so we look at how skills learned in the military go beyond that and transfer to civilian careers. It is a great way to give back to the country and the community and to take advantage of the benefits and opportunities.” See MILITARY Page 10
Food pantry program offers help to students
A sustainable resource for students facing food insecurity is now being offered by McHenry County College. In partnership with the Crystal Lake Food Pantry, MCC’s program will provide assistance to its students in need, no matter what school district they live in. According to a news release, students can receive fresh meat, eggs, and produce, as well as nonperishable and personal care items, at the Crystal Lake Food Pantry. MCC also offers assistance on campus through donations of nonperishable items and coupons that can be used for free meals at the MCC Café. For more information, contact Rachel Boldman at rboldman@ mchenry.edu.
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Marian Central students do pushups as part of the Leadership and Cohesion Exercise led by Marine Staff Sgt. Carbajal Salvadore at the school.
New courses for which high school students can earn dual credit at McHenry County College are part of curriculum changes approved by the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education. Changes in the curriculum for the 2019-2020 school year align with national, state, and district standards; approval by the department/divisional councils in both high schools; and approval from the D-200 High School Curriculum Council. “There is a lot of teacher ownership in this process,” Superintendent Mike Moan said. The dual-credit course offerings include English, fine arts, mathematics, physical education, science, social studies, and world languages, as well as career and technical education. A half-dozen courses were dropped from the curriculum because of a lack of enrollment, an effort to limit electives, or replacement by another course.
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Benefits for recruits
For those who meet the entrance requirements, new recruits have the chance to gain both educational and vocational skills. “I would like to be a surgeon,” WNHS grad Padilla said, “and joining the Marine Corps allows me to get my medical training in and open up other doors for me when I get out.” WHS senior Marco Tepehua saw delayed entry as a way to better himself and serve as an inspiration for his younger siblings. “We grew up poor,” Tepehua said. “I wanted to do better – for myself and for my siblings. A friend of mine encouraged me to look into the Marine Corps, and Staff Sgt. [Salvadore] Carbajal met with me and encouraged me to see for myself if this was a good fit.” Staff Sgt. Carbajal, a WHS graduate and USMC recruiter, said Marine recruiters were looking for students who were good communicators, who had leadership qualities, and who worked well with others. Tepehua said he noticed that immediately when he met with Marine recruiters.
NOT MANY JOIN Woodstock’s three high schools shared numbers of students who enlisted in any branch of the military over the past seven years. WNHS 2013 – 3 of 182 graduates 2014 – 6 of 226 graduates 2015 – 7 of 188 graduates 2016 – 4 of 189 graduates 2017 – 6 of 222 graduates 2018 – 5 of 212 graduates 2019 – 4 of 211 graduates Marian 2013 – 1 of 158 graduates 2014 – 1 of 159 graduates 2015 – 1 of 182 graduates 2016 – 2 of 158 graduates 2017 – 0 of 176 graduates 2018 – 0 of 167 graduates 2019 – 1 of 159 graduates WHS 2013 – 8 of 216 graduates 2014 - 12 of 240 graduates 2015 - 7 of 232 graduates 2016 - 4 of 212 graduates 2017 - 6 of 237 graduates 2018 - 8 of 222 graduates 2019 - 17 of 258 graduates
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Charlie Fitzgerald crawls under his wrestling teammates in an exercise called ‘Moving the House.’ “I felt the leadership and motivation the Marines have,” Tepehua said, “and I wanted my siblings to see me doing something that I can be proud of. This is it.”
Seeking motivated students
USMC Staff Sgt. Richard Hirst said the Marine Corps and other military branches frequently set up tables in lunchroom cafeterias to interact with the students in a relaxed environment where they can be themselves. “We want the students to feel comfortable coming up to ask us ques- Marian wrestler Bryce Shelton hoists teammate Hugh tions,” Hirst said. “We tell them we are ing the fireman’s carry Holian durlooking for students who are physiexercise. cally fit, accountable, and have leadership qualities.” Staff Sgt. Michael Filipkowksi said Staff Sgt. Craig Konkle, an Army the USAF was “looking for someone recruiter, said the Army was look- who wants to do something more, ing for individuals who were “well- something great.” rounded, physically fit, between the The ASVAB test helps to identify ages of 17 and 34, smart, and have the them. ability to take the next level of lead“We are looking for individuals who ership – we are looking for an overall work hard and who put extra effort good person.” in,” Filipkowksi said. “... We are looking He explained that the Army is com- for aptitude, their ability to learn, and prehensive, thus lending to a broad set trainability.” of career opportunities. “We are the only self-sustaining Community presence Local Marine recruiters recently branch of the military,” Konkle noted. “We train in all [military occupational spent a morning practice with Marian specialties] and train other forces in wrestlers. “We are not here as recruiters,” Sgt. their MOS on our bases with their Hirst explained, “but we are serving instructors.” He explained students usually were the coaches and their teams in the looking for a life plan and for the Army areas they want us to assist. We use the Leadership and Cohesion Exercise to to help them meet their career goals. “They are looking for educational help coaches find leaders and to build benefits,” Konkle said. “We push for team camaraderie.” Assistant coach Tony Randazzo said continued education. You must attend college if you want to advance in the he was pleased with the morning. “Wrestling is often looked at as Army.” The Air Force prefers classroom pre- an individual sport, but we are a sentations to cafeteria tables. team,” Randazzo said. “This is a good
opportunity for students to train in a new way, to gain new experiences. … The team-building component is great.” The coach said team members know 2019 Marian graduate Cade Bokowy, who is in basic training now. “So it is neat for them to experience this,” Randazzo said. “It is good to expose students to all different avenues – not everyone is headed for college.” Nikole Burke, mother of Marian wrestler Scott Burke, said she was excited that Sgt. Carbajal, other recruiters, and recent recruits were there. “[Wrestlers] are able to see the teamwork and leadership in a new way – in the toughness and grit of the Marine Corps – in a way that they might not have experienced before,” she said. “I’m glad they did this. It provides another way for the wrestlers to bond and to challenge their own leadership skills.” Freshman wrestler Jack Schmid called the experience “pretty fun.” “It was neat to be here, and it was clearly very hard,” he said. “So it was interesting to experience some of the training – some of what it takes.”
Personal decisions
Counselor Landwehr said she had noticed an influx in interest in the military. “There are so many reasons that students join the military,” she said. “In addition to the skills learned in the field, it provides an opportunity to see the world, and an opportunity to help others. “Each person has their own story for wanting to serve, and each student is as unique as the opportunity that lies ahead of them.”
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Woodstock pizza lovers will have new choices in the coming year By Larry Lough
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Aroma of freshly baked pizza is spreading on the east side of Woodstock. Your Sister’s Tomato, operator of two successful food trucks in the Woodstock area for the past four years, has set the opening for next week at a sit-down restaurant on Irving Avenue. And Antioch Pizza, a 42-year-old company with four restaurants, plans to open two more in 2020, one of them in Woodstock. The two restaurants will be less than a block apart. Linda Foss, 51, who owns the two food trucks with Tammie Hinchee, said the new restaurant at 110 Irving Ave. would officially open Tuesday, Dec. 10. She describes the venture as “a dream” and “a passion of mine.” The specialty of Your Sister’s Tomato is wood-fired pizza, something Foss discovered in the early 1990s when she was playing professional basketball in Europe. In the block to the east – in the former Bohn’s Ace Hardware building
– Antioch Pizza has had a sign in the window recruiting employees for the pizzeria at 150 S. Eastwood Drive. It will be the third business to move into the building along Route 47 as it is being remodeling.
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They’re not really sisters, but Your Sister’s Tomato owners Foss and Hinchee did play basketball together at Northern Illinois University. This past weekend they completed the fourth year of their food truck business with an appearance at the Lighting of the Square in downtown Woodstock. It’s a seasonal business, Foss said, dictated by winter road conditions. The restaurant, which will seat about 60 people, is the first phase of their expanded business. The building has room to the north to double the size of the operation with a large bar, but Foss said she wants to have the restaurant up and running first. “We’ll see how this works,” she said of the opening. “I want to get my legs underneath me.” The menu of the sit-down eatery will
expand to include salads, desserts, and children’s specialties, among other offerings. She plans to “start pretty basic” with the food, including freshly made dough. “It’s all homemade,” Foss said last week amid the still-unfinished interior. “Everything pretty much is made from scratch.” The sit-down restaurant is part of the evolution of Your Sister’s Tomato, which has developed without a timeline. “I wanted to do it right,” Foss said. “It’s hard to do it that way, but it’s the right way to do it.” She said about 15 people who work part-time in the trucks will transition to the restaurant. That includes “lots of kids I’ve trained” in basketball camps. “I’m so excited,” Foss said. “The journey of it ... to see everyone who has supported it, believed in it, to watch it happen.”
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Owner Lisa Foss stokes the wood fire in the oven at Your Sister’s Tomato on Irving Avenue. The business will open a sit-down restaurant Dec. 10 after operating food trucks in the area for the past four years.
Transactions filed in the McHenry County Recorder’s Office from Aug. 22 to 30 ■ Office building at 202 E. Calhoun St., Woodstock, was sold by The Gilman L. Sather Revocable Trust, Woodstock, to Pryson Properties LLC, Woodstock, for $170,000. ■ Residence at 3001 Jonathan Lane, Woodstock, was sold by CalAtlantic Group Inc., East Dundee, to Brian J. and Rachel R. Morey, Woodstock, for $314,000. ■ Residence at 101 Bloomfield Drive, Woodstock, was sold by CalAtlantic Group Inc., East Dundee, to Jennifer and Jason Marsh, Woodstock, for $255,000. ■ Residence at 671 Pleasant St., Woodstock, was sold by Lukasz Prus, Crystal Lake, to Lisa A. Stevens, Woodstock, for $189,900. ■ Residence at 8811 W. Thompson Road, Woodstock, was sold by Chicago Land Trust HTWO HTX 7176, Prospect Heights, to Oscar Escorza, Woodstock, for $142,100. ■ Residence at 2501 Greenwood Road, Woodstock, was sold by Kyle W. Mandernack, Hebron, to Patrick D. Sexton, Woodstock, for $275,000. ■ Residence at 1923 Yasgur Drive, Woodstock, was sold by Mark F. Hendershot, Woodstock, to Jaime L. Villalva, Woodstock, for $224,900. ■ Residence at 8518 Richmond Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by Alexander S. Laing, Wonder Lake, to Joshua Hein, Wonder Lake, for $45,000. ■ Residence at 755 Flagg Lane, Woodstock, was sold by Elm Street Homes LLC, El Segundo, Calif., to Michael Pagano, Woodstock, for $193,500. ■ Residence at 3812 Alden Road, Woodstock, was sold by David H. Humphrey, McHenry, to Michael R. Smith, Woodstock, for $240,000.
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salads, and sandwiches. Various pasta dishes also are available in house or through the catering service. Antioch Pizza started in 1977 as the first of three Lake County restaurants. In addition to its site along Route 59, the business has opened in Lindenhurst and Fox Lake as well as Paddock Lake, Wis. The company website promotes new locations for 2020 in Woodstock and Barrington.
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■ Residence at 3902 Jacobson Drive, Wonder Lake, was sold by Robert N. Reis, Crystal Lake, to Christopher L. Downey, for $277,500. ■ Residence at 1315 Wheeler St., Woodstock, was sold by The Potocki Living Trust, Des Plaines, to Jordan Alexis Duarte, Woodstock, for $128,000. ■ Residence at 9605 Wondermere Road, Woodstock, was sold by John J. Guanci and Susan A. Guanci Trusts, Woodstock, to Wayne Manke, Woodstock, for $90,000.
As a family restaurant, it does not serve alcohol. The pizza parlor would be the third business to operate in the building that once housed the hardware store, with room on the south end for one or two more businesses. Holzlager Brewing Co., a brewery and tasting room, occupies the space on the far north end, and Sophie’s Whiskey & Wine lounge is next door. Holzlager does not serve food but frequently hosts food trucks in the parking lot out front. Sophie’s has a sandwich menu and serves artisanal pizza. ■ Residence at 630 E. Kimball Ave., Woodstock, was sold by Shane Gibbs, Woodstock, to Susan Piagentini, Woodstock, for $161,500. ■ Residence at 610 Amsterdam St., Woodstock, was sold by General Builders LLC, Lake In The Hills, to Jorge L. Alvarez, Woodstock, for $145,000. ■ Residence at 8616 Alden Road., Wonder Lake, was sold by The Jessica I. Appleberg Living Trust, Woodstock, to John T. Quinney, Wonder Lake, for $180,500. ■ Residence at 8705 Riley Road, Wonder Lake, was sold by John B. Palenske III, Woodstock, to Harry H. Miller, Wonder Lake, for $190,000.
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John Peschke, an ASE certified automotive technician from Woodstock, was recently honored with a national achievement award as the GM/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year. Fifty-three automotive professionals were recognized Nov.13 at the fall Board of Governors meeting of the National Institute for AutoJohn motive Service Peschke Excellence in Phoenix, Ariz.. The ASE annual awards spotlight top scorers on the ASE Certification tests from among the ranks of about 250,000 ASE certified professionals nationwide. Peschke works at Martin Chevrolet in Crystal Lake. For more information about ASE, visit ase.com.
Mercyhealth expects to break ground in spring 2020 for a 13-bed hospital in Crystal Lake with private inpatient and intensive care beds, operating rooms, and ancillary services. The nearly $100-million project got the go-ahead last week by the Second District Appellate Court of Illinois, which upheld a decision of the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board to grant Mercyhealth a Certificate of Need to build the hospital and a multispecialty physician clinic on the southeast corner of Route 31 and Three Oaks Road. According to a news release, the 24/7 emergency room will offer access for immediate emergency care to those who have limited access to transportation. The plan involves bringing together existing Mercyhealth Crystal Lake area primary and specialty care physician practices into one building. Completion of the hospital and medical office building campus is expected in 2021.
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A complete Thanksgiving meal for 21 deserving Woodstock families was provided this year by a new community outreach project. Turkey Tag Team was a collaboration among Woodstock High School, Rotary Club of Woodstock, and Northern Illinois Food Bank. Jackie Speciale, community service chairwoman for Rotary, and Judy Rausch, a WHS special education teacher, coordinated the teams of volunteers. Each team leader gathered 21 of a single ingredient, so that the meals delivered included fresh food items for a complete dinner, including flowers and tablecloth. Woodstock School District 200 teachers delivered the meals on Nov. 24. The city of Woodstock provided 21 turkeys, while D&A Salon/ Apothecary arranged for pies.
“It was pretty amazing to watch lots of big-hearted people help lots of people,” Speciale said. The Turkey Tag program directly supports the year-long WHS Blessings in a Backpack program, which began a year ago this month. That effort includes the same three sponsoring groups, which provide a backpack of shelf-stable food each weekend from the food bank for families at risk of chronic hunger. Rotary members Gene and Adele Wetzel shop nearly every week for fresh food items. Teachers deliver the food directly to families. A winter coat collection called Operation Warm is a long-standing D-200/Rotary partnership, which is coordinated by Speciale with Debra Walsdorf, D-200’s community outreach/web content manager. The schools determine the recipients, and Rotary Club orders various coat sizes in bulk from
Operation Warm, whose mission is to help those in need with new winter coats. Speciale is a dedicated community volunteer who was recently recognized as a “Those Who Excel“ award recipient. In addition to the Rotary Club, she serves on the Woodstock Plan Commission, is an election judge for McHenry County, and volunteers at Gavers Barn Dance, Summer in the Park, Hispanic Connections, and more. “There is no shortage of people to want to help others in our community,” Speciale said. “There are only two kinds of people in this world: those who know they are loved, and those who do not. My goal is to make sure as many as possible know that they are loved.” Turkey Tag Team leader Vicky Long, who was in charge of tablecloths, was photographer for the event.
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Members of the Turkey Tag Team load up meal items for Thanksgiving dinner for 21 families. Pictured are (from left) Sami Long, Bill Donato, Judy Rausch, Jane Turley, Katlyn Speciale, and Jackie Speciale.
St. Louis native Pamela Groseclose is the new children’s librarian at the Woodstock Public Library. “My parents always had a deep love of books,” Groseclose said. “I had some reading disabilities growing up and would not be where I am without my librarian helping me find the right books and my parents’ dedication to showing me what a magical place the library is.” She earned a bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in library science at Missouri State University, then obtained a master’s in library science at Valdosa State University in Georgia, with an emphasis on youth services. She decided to move to Illinois after attending Pamela a library conferGroseclose ence in Chicago in 2017. “As a St. Louis native, it was a little hard to be in Cubs territory,” she admitted, “but I fell in love with Chicagoland’s culture, the people, and the community.” During her early years in library positions, she worked her way up from shelving books to providing circulation services while learning she had a love of working with children. “I want to bring essential literacy keys together in a way that kids feel like they have a special space in the community,” she said. Groseclose described Woodstock as “that magical place in my mind.” “The Square and how wonderful the people are seemed unreal,” she said. “There is access to the city and a smalltown feel in Woodstock.” Groseclose, a self-professed Disney “geek,” enjoys yoga, reading, hiking, and baking gluten-free cookies.
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Prindivcouncil meeting last week, who said he ille was the only member liked the proposal. aspects of “One of the attractive project that I the Founder’s Crossing n project, saw, this was a market-drive this marin sell ... something that will t was well ket,” he said. “This projec -driven eledesigned; it had a design ment through it.”
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City’s first aviation meet had memorable finish The Wright brothers were the first to make a powered, sustained, and controlled heavier-than-air flight in 1903, but the spectacle of man-made flight did not catch the public’s imagination until five years later. In August 1908, the brothers performed their first public flight in Paris with a newly improved, patented plane design. The Wrights became worldwide celebrities overnight, and man’s fascination with aviation began in earnest. In August 1911, Chicago became the center of the aviation world when it hosted an international air meet, impressing the world with the event’s scope, size, and number of planes and famous pilots. The next year, Chicago hosted the second international air meet, which included the 1912 Gordon Bennett Cup racing event. Later in 1912, an aeroplane advertisement appeared in the Woodstock Sentinel to announce that the first ever aviation meet in Woodstock would
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take place on Sunday, Sept. 29, 1912. The featured aviator was P.C. Davis, who had just recently “thrilled thousands of people at the Chicago International Aviation meet.” The Woodstock aviation event was to be held at the McHenry County Fair Grounds, located at the east end of Calhoun Street. The meet was also to include automobile and motorcycle races on the fairgrounds’ racetrack. A special feature of the event was to be a “spectacular match race between horse, motorcycle, bicycle, automobile and aeroplane.”
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With very few McHenry County citizens ever having had the opportunity to witness man-made air flight, the Sentinel reported “the announcement that an airship would fly in Woodstock was greeted with much pleasure.” Many Oliver Typewriter factory employees and farmers congratulated the managers of the event for scheduling it on a Sunday, happy that “all the people who cared to do so could witness this interesting sport without loss of time from their regular
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employment.” However, on the day of the event, as the paying crowd gathered at the fairgrounds and as P.C. Davis’ Curtiss biplane was being hauled onto the racetrack’s infield, the chief of police appeared on the scene. He had been ordered by Woodstock Mayor John D. Donovan to stop the show. Apparently, the mayor had been confronted by Woodstock clergymen and church workers who protested against the aviation exhibit occurring on the Sabbath. The mayor agreed. The spectators who had already paid their admission to the flying event made “noisy protest,” but to no avail. The Sunday aviation event was canceled. The Sentinel noted the mayor “came in for a big share of criticism from the crowds of townspeople and visitors from other towns who had swarmed to the fairgrounds.” Many also noted that if “Mayor Donovan was governed by such views [of the Sabbath] then to be consistent he must also close up the picture shows on Sundays and stop Sunday baseball games.” Fortunately, the aviation meet was rescheduled for the next Tuesday. Realizing the significance of the event, the Oliver Typewriter factory superintendent graciously closed the factory at 3 p.m. so factory employees could witness the flying machine – though factory workers were required to work two extra nights that week to make up for the lost time. Many businesses on the Square also closed up shop for a few hours, including the Sentinel newspaper, which stated it was closing so “all their employees might be privileged to enjoy the unusual sight.”
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On Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1912, at the fairgrounds, spectators did not show much interest in the auto and motorcycle races. They were there to see an aeroplane fly. At 5 p.m. Davis and his assistants moved his Curtiss biplane to the south side of the racetrack infield. Davis then took his position behind the steering wheel and the engine was set in motion. The flying machine skipped along its rollers over the field northward and, after about 400-500 feet, it gradually rose into the air several hundred feet and sailed off to the north. Davis circled back around over the fairgrounds several times, performing stunts (gliding, dipping, diving, a figure eight, “the ocean roll,” etc.). An additional novelty feature of the flight was radio communication between Davis and the ground. Continued on Next page
After making a “graceful exhibition” aloft for 15 minutes, Davis came in from the east to land on the south side of the racetrack’s infield. Unfortunately, disaster struck. When Davis’ biplane touched down, he soon realized he had misjudged the distance and would not be able to stop his machine before it crashed into the racetrack’s west infield fence. Thinking quickly, Davis leaped from the moving plane but his feet became tangled in the rigging and he was “dragged a considerable distance, then buried beneath the debris of his airship” as it crashed into the fence. The spectators who witnessed the “disastrous ending of the flight” believed he had been instantly killed. Davis was quickly dragged from the wreckage and conveyed by auto to the hospital on Clay Street. Miraculously, his most serious injury was a broken ankle, and he was able to return to his home in Chicago on the evening train. If you are in possession of Woodstock or McHenry County historical documents, images, or items, or have documented stories and are willing to share them with the Woodstock Public Library’s Local History Archives, please contact the Library at History@WoodstockIL.info.
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Santa and his reindeer decorate the Woodstock Elks Lodge for their Christmas Party in 1957. The building is now the location of Ethereal Confections, corner of Cass and Throop streets.
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30 years ago – 1989
■ Soil borings of a potential county landfill site near Marengo looked promising. Hank Fisher, solid waste manager for McHenry County, said the first step the county would need to take would be to hire an appraiser so the county could more accurately negotiate a purchase option on the site. ■ Petra Holl, an American Field Service exchange student from Austria, was looking forward to celebrating Christmas in Woodstock.
25 years ago – 1994
■ Woodstock City Council members Don Fortin and Ginny Semrow announced they would not seek re-election. ■ A smoking ban at Larry Dale Field, Woodstock High School’s athletic field, was being considered by the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education. ■ Seven Chrysler Corp. dealerships, including Benoy Motors of Woodstock, teamed up to donate a van to Memorial Medical Center.
20 years ago – 1999
■ The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by 96 plaintiffs in a civil lawsuit decision involving taped phone calls at the Woodstock Police Department. ■ Seven WHS choirs were preparing to sing Christmas songs on WGN radio. All seven choirs were under the direction of Paul Rausch. ■ The Blue Streaks varsity boys basketball team was 5-0 after a 62-53 victory over Crystal Lake South High School.
15 years ago – 2004
■ Turning Point, an advocate agency for victims of domestic violence, announced the building of an educational center at its location along U.S. 14. ■ D-200 officials were considering closing Clay Elementary School.
10 years ago – 2009
■ Aurora University announced it would offer a weekend Master in Business Administration program at the Challenger Learning Center for Science & Technology, 222 Church St. Degreeseekers, Square business owners, and McHenry County College administrators applauded the new program. Todd Kinker, president of the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber was thrilled to have Aurora University in the community.
■ Woodstock’s McDonald’s, 250 S. Eastwood Drive, announced a severalmonths closing beginning in March 2010 to demolish the current 34-yearold building and build a new restaurant that would be larger, meet standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and feature expanded coolers, storage and restrooms. ■ Everton Martin announced his plans to turn the “Groundhog Day” house, 344 Fremont St., into a bed and breakfast. Martin’s plans included opening Royal Victorian Manor for tours during Woodstock’s annual Groundhog Days. Judge Charles Barnes built the house in 1894.
5 years ago – 2014
■ Ed Brucker retired after 43 years of coaching in Woodstock. At the time he was Marian’s head football coach. Before that he had been a WHS teacher and coach for 31 years. He led the Streaks to the IHSA Class 5A football title in 1997. In addition, he coached WHS sophomore football and varsity baseball for 19 years. The 1992 baseball team finished third in the state. He coached the Hurricanes for 12 seasons, taking them to the playoffs 10 times, including the 2006 state finals. ■ The city of Woodstock and a local cultural organization, Woodstock Celebrates Inc., were partnering to promote Woodstock. The new entity was called Promote Woodstock. The city’s contribution was $15,000. In exchange, the city was given the OK to used the group’s logo – created by Woodstock graphic designer Michael Stanard – as well as the “Woodstock celebrates” tagline.
1 year ago – 2018
■ The board of trustees of the financially troubled Woodstock Fire/Rescue District approved a $6.457-million levy for 2018, which was 4.99 percent higher than 2017. The board also approved a referendum for the upcoming April ballot, letting voters decide whether the fire district could exceed the state levy limit. ■ Keefe Real Estate opened its first office in Illinois. Staffing the Woodstock office were Natalie Torres, managing broker; Clancy Green, commercial and residential real estate and vacant land; and Randy Erwin, farms, vacant land and rural estate properties. The Wisconsin-based, family-owned real estate brokerage was founded in Lake Geneva, Wis., in 1943.
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■ BAHA’I COMMUNITY OF WOODSTOCK Gatherings are open to the public the second Saturday of each month. For information: 815-337-0126 woodstock.bahais@gmail.com ■ BLUE LOTUS TEMPLE & MEDITATION CENTER 221 Dean St. • 815-337-7378 Meditation: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Saturday; 7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday ■ CASA DE BENDICION 8015 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake (Crystal Lake Christian Church) Worship: 1 p.m. Sunday, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday ■ CHRIST LIFE 13614 W. Jackson St. • 815-338-4934 Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday ■ COVENANT REFORMED BAPTIST CHURCH 4609 Greenwood Road P.O. Box 463 • 815-575-9612 Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ EDEN BAPTIST 1903 N. Seminary Ave. • 815-814-7847 Worship: 3 p.m. Sunday (Spanish) ■ FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST 111 W. South St. • 815-338-2731 Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday ■ FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 2018 N. Route 47 • 815-338-2627 Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, choirs to present Christmas music Sunday school for children 9:45 a.m. ■ FIRST UNITED METHODIST 201 W. South St. • 815-338-3310 Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday ■ FREE METHODIST 934 N. Seminary Ave. • 815-338-3180 Worship: 10:30 a.m. ■ GOOD NEWS CHURCH Meeting at Dorr Township Community Room, 1039 Lake Ave. 847-343-4500 goodnewswoodstock.org Worship: 5 p.m. Sunday ■ GRACE FELLOWSHIP 200 Cairns Court • 815-337-6510 Worship: 10:15 a.m. Sunday ■ GRACE LUTHERAN 1300 Kishwaukee Valley Road 815-338-0554 Worship: 5 p.m. Saturday (informal traditional); Sunday 8:30 a.m. (traditional), 10:45 a.m. (contemporary) ■ HOUSE OF BLESSING 2018 N. Route 47 (First Presbyterian Church building) cbhbfil413.com Worship: 1 p.m. Sunday ■ JEWISH REFORMED
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HOLIDAY EVENTS
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Park in the Square Thursday, Dec. 5, to Monday, Dec. 23 Weekdays 5 to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m.
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CARRIAGE RIDES Woodstock Square Dec. 7 to 22 Saturdays 4 to 8 p.m. Sundays 2 to 6 p.m.
CHRISTMAS TREE WALK
Woodstock Opera House Through Dec. 31 Mondays to Thursdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays noon to 8 p.m. Sundays noon to 9 p.m.
GINGERBREAD HOUSE WALK Old Courthouse Through Dec. 24 Daily 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
4 WEDNESDAY WOLF OAK WOODS WORKDAY 8930 Route 120 9 a.m. to noon conservmc.org
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FRIDAY FUN DAYS
Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. All day woodstockpubliclibrary.org
ENGLISH CONVERSATION CLUB
Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. 4 to 5 p.m. Call or text 815-503-2819 to confirm location.
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WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET McHenry County Fairgrounds Building D 11900 Country Club Road 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Nativity Lutheran Church 3506 E. Wonder Lake Road Wonder Lake 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 815-653-3832
DAR GENEALOGY WORKSHOP
Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. 10 a.m. woodstockpubliclibrary.org
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Grace Fellowship Church 200 Cairns Court 6 to 8 p.m. 815-337-6510
Woodstock Square 5 to 9 p.m. 815-338-2436
PRIDE MEETING
LADIES NIGHT OUT
Woodstock Area Chamber of
Commerce & Industry 127 E. Calhoun St. 6 p.m. woodstockilchamber.com
COFFEE WITH THE CHIEF Woodstock Police Department 656 Lake Ave. 7 p.m. 815-338-2131
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ENGLISH CONVERSATION CLUB
Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. 4 to 5 p.m. Call or text 815-503-2819 to confirm location.
ATROCIOUS POETS
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McHenry County Fairgrounds Building D 11900 Country Club Road 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org
Ethereal Confections 140 Cass St. 7 p.m. Atrociouspoets.com
COFFEE AT THE CAFÉ Stage Left Café 125 Van Buren St. 1 p.m. For senior citizens bvidales@woodstockil.gov 815-338-4363
D-200 BOARD MEETING
Woodstock High School Learning Resource Center 501 W. South St. 7 p.m. 815-338-8200
11 WEDNESDAY WOLF OAK WOODS WORKDAY 8930 Route 120 9 a.m. to noon conservmc.org
10 WARNING SIGNS OF ALZHEIMER’S: EARLY DETECTION MATTERS Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. 6 p.m. woodstockpubliclibrary.org
MEMORY MAKERS STORYTELLING GROUP
WOODSTOCK FARMERS MARKET
Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. 9:30 a.m. 815-338-0542 woodstockpubliclibrary.org Led by Joy Aavang
WORLD FILM NIGHT Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. 6 p.m. 815-338-0542 “Rafiki” will be shown.
CHRISTMAS CLEARING HOUSE TOY PACKING 1191 Lake Ave. 6 to 9 p.m.
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COFFEE AT THE CAFÉ
SENIOR ACTIVITIES
Stage Left Café 125 Van Buren St. 1 p.m. For senior citizens bvidales@woodstockil.gov 815-338-4363
Dorr Township 1039 Lake Ave. 10:30 a.m. Lunch - $5 donation 815-338-0125
QUILTERS DISCUSSION FORUM
KIWANIS WOODSTOCK MEETING
Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. 7 p.m. woodstockpubliclibrary.org
Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. Noon to 1 p.m. woodstockkiwanis@gmail.com
WOODSTOCK CITY COUNCIL MEETING
HISPANIC CONNECTIONS MEETING Woodstock Chamber of Commerce 127 E. Calhoun St. Noon woodstockilchamber.com
City Hall 121 W. Calhoun St. 7 p.m. 815-338-4300
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Resurrection Catholic Church
CHRISTMAS CLEARING HOUSE FOOD PACKING 1191 Lake Ave. 6 to 9 p.m.
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We welcome all to join us at our Mass times: Saturday at 5:00 pm & Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:30 am.
We, the members of the Resurrection Catholic Church, are a prayerful, loving community formed by the Holy Spirit, striving to be a sign of the Gospel values of Jesus Christ: justice, truth and love.
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WHS WINTER JAZZ CONCERT Dec. 4, 7:30 pm. Woodstock High School 501 W. South St.
JAZZ NIGHT
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Potts and Pans Steelband Dec. 8, 3 p.m. Culture, Arts and Music 1039 Wanda Lane $10, free for children younger than 6 pottsandpans.com
WNHS MADRIGAL DESSERT CONCERT
Dec. 7, 3:30 and 7 p.m. Woodstock North High School 3000 Raffel Road Reservations required 815-334-2132
TRISHMAS CONCERT WITH TRISHA ALEXANDER
FIRST SATURDAY MUSIC
WHS CHOIR HOLIDAY COLLAGE CONCERT
Dec. 7, 7 p.m. Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock 225 W. Calhoun St. $3 donation offsquaremusic.org
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Dec. 8, 3 p.m. Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock 225 W. Calhoun St. $15 donation offsquaremusic.org
Dec. 10, 7 p.m. Woodstock High School 501 W. South St.
WOODSTOCK NORTH HOUSE DELIVERY DAY 1191 Lake Ave. 8:30 a.m. to noon
ENGLISH CONVERSATION WOODSTOCK FARMERS CLUB MARKET Woodstock Public Library 414 W. Judd St. 4 to 5 p.m. Call or text 815-503-2819 to confirm location. woodstockpubliclibrary.org
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CHRISTMAS CLEARING
McHenry County Fairgrounds Building D 11900 Country Club Road 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. woodstockfarmersmarket.org
YONDER PRAIRIE WORK DAY Yonder Prairie
Dec. 11, 7 p.m. Stage Left Café 125 Van Buren St. woodstockoperahouse.org
WINTER ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Dec. 12, 7 p.m. Woodstock North High School 3000 Raffel Road
WHS WINTER BAND CONCERT Dec. 12, 7 p.m. Woodstock High School 501 W. South St.
OPEN MIC NIGHT Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. Stage Left Café 125 Van Buren St. offsquaremusic.org $3 donation
2ND ANNUAL HOLIDAY WISHES CONCERT Dec. 14, 8 p.m. Stage Left Café 125 Van Buren St. aplacetoshinemusic.com $18
Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. Woodstock North High School 3000 Raffel Road
ORIGINAL OPEN MIC
Dec. 20, 21, 7 p.m. Bull Valley Golf Club 1311 Club Road Reservations required 815-206-2283
‘POLAR EXPRESS’ THE MOVIE Dec. 4, 7 p.m. Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. $5 woodstockoperahouse.com
Dec. 23, 8 p.m. Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. $33 woodstockoperahouse.com
‘WHITE CHRISTMAS’ _ THE MOVIE SINGALONG
BALLET
‘THE NUTCRACKER BALLET’
Dec. 16, 17, 18, 19, 7 p.m. Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. $5 (Dec. 17, 19, 19 sold out) woodstockoperahouse.com
Dec. 13, 14, 20, 21, 7 p.m. Dec. 14, 15, 21, 22, 2 p.m. Dec. 15, 22, 6 p.m.
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HABITAT RESTORATION
YONDER PRAIRIE WORK DAY
Dec. 6, 7,8 p.m. Dec. 7, 8, 2 p.m. Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. Adults $29 A seating, $26 B seating; students and senior citizens $27 A, $24 B woodstockoperahouse.com
WHS MADRIGAL DINNER
1150 S. Rose Farm Road 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. conserveMC.org
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REVISED OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENTS FOR 2019 NOTICE TO DORR TOWNSHIP TAXPAYERS: ASSESSED VALUES FOR 2019 Valuation date (35 ILCS 200/9-95): January 1, 2019 Required level of assessment (35 ILCS 200/9-145): 33.33% Valuation based on sales from (35 ILCS 200/1-155): 2016-2018 Publication is hereby made for equalized assessed valuations for real property in this township in accordance with 35 ILCS 200/1210. As required by 35 ILCS 200/9-210 and 35 ILCS 200/10-115, the following equalization factors have been applied to bring the assessments to the statutorily required threeyear median level of 33.33%: Farm Land: 1.0000 Farm Improvements: 1.0000 Non-Farm Land: 1.0641 Non-Farm Improvements: 1.0641 Questions about these valuations should be directed to: VERONICA A MYERS 1039 LAKE AVE, WOODSTOCK IL 60098 (815) 338-0128 www.dorrtownship.com assessor@dorrtownship.com Office hours are MON-FRI 9:00A-4:00P Property in this Township, other than farmland and coal, is to be assessed at a 33.33% median level of assessment, based on the fair cash value of the property. You may check the accuracy of your assessment by dividing your assessment by the median level of assessment. The resulting value should equal the estimated fair cash value of your property. If the resulting value is greater than the estimated fair cash value of your property, you may be over-assessed. If the resulting value is less than the fair cash value of your property, you may be under-assessed. You may appeal your assessment to the Board of Review. If you believe your property’s fair cash value is incorrect or that the equalized assessed valuation is not uniform with other comparable properties in the same neighborhood, the following steps should be taken: 1. Contact your township assessor’s office to review the assessment. 2. If not satisfied with the assessor review, taxpayers may file an appeal with the McHenry County Board of Review. For appeal forms, instructions, and the Rules and Procedures of the Board of Review, call (815) 334-4290 or visit: www.mchenrycountyil.gov/countygovernment/departments-a-i/assessments/ forms-and-rules. 3. The final filing deadline for your township is 30 days from this publication date. After this date, the Board of Review is prohibited by law from accepting assessment appeals for properties in this township. For more information on township filing deadlines, call
(815) 334-4290 or visit: www.mchenrycountyil. gov/county-government/departments-a-i/ assessments/township-filing-deadlines. Your property may be eligible for homestead exemptions, which can reduce your property’s taxable assessment. For more information on homestead exemptions, call (815) 334-4290. Your property tax bill will be calculated as follows: Final Equalized Assessed Value – Exemptions = Taxable Assessment; Taxable Assessment x Current Tax Rate = Total Tax Bill. All equalized assessed valuations are subject to further equalization and revision by the McHenry County Board of Review as well as equalization by the Illinois Department of Revenue. Robert H. Ross, ASA, Chief County Assessment Officer, McHenry County, Illinois A complete list of assessments for this township for the current assessment year is as follows: (Revised publication to bold eligible homestead exemption previously published 8/21/19) (Published in The Woodstock Independent December 4, 2019) L10930 REVISED OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENTS FOR 2019 NOTICE TO HARTLAND TOWNSHIP TAXPAYERS: ASSESSED VALUES FOR 2019 Valuation date (35 ILCS 200/9-95): January 1, 2019 Required level of assessment (35 ILCS 200/9-145): 33.33% Valuation based on sales from (35 ILCS 200/1-155): 2016-2018 Publication is hereby made for equalized assessed valuations for real property in this township in accordance with 35 ILCS 200/1210. As required by 35 ILCS 200/9-210 and 35 ILCS 200/10-115, the following equalization factors have been applied to bring the assessments to the statutorily required threeyear median level of 33.33%: Farm Land: 1.0000 Farm Improvements: 1.0000 Non-Farm Land: 1.0294 Non-Farm Improvements: 1.0294 Questions about these valuations should be directed to: MIKE CROUSE 15813 NELSON RD, WOODSTOCK IL 60098 (815) 338-5526 www.toi.org/hartlandtownship hartlandassessor@yahoo.com Office hours are BY APPT Property in this Township, other than farmland and coal, is to be assessed at a 33.33% median level of assessment, based on the fair cash value of the property. You may check the accuracy of your assessment by dividing
your assessment by the median level of assessment. The resulting value should equal the estimated fair cash value of your property. If the resulting value is greater than the estimated fair cash value of your property, you may be over-assessed. If the resulting value is less than the fair cash value of your property, you may be under-assessed. You may appeal your assessment to the Board of Review. If you believe your property’s fair cash value is incorrect or that the equalized assessed valuation is not uniform with other comparable properties in the same neighborhood, the following steps should be taken: 1. Contact your township assessor’s office to review the assessment. 2. If not satisfied with the assessor review, taxpayers may file an appeal with the McHenry County Board of Review. For appeal forms, instructions, and the Rules and Procedures of the Board of Review, call (815) 334-4290 or visit: www.mchenrycountyil.gov/countygovernment/departments-a-i/assessments/ forms-and-rules. 3. The final filing deadline for your township is 30 days from this publication date. After this date, the Board of Review is prohibited by law from accepting assessment appeals for properties in this township. For more information on township filing deadlines, call (815) 334-4290 or visit: www.mchenrycountyil. gov/county-government/departments-a-i/ assessments/township-filing-deadlines. Your property may be eligible for homestead exemptions, which can reduce your property’s taxable assessment. For more information on homestead exemptions, call (815) 334-4290. Your property tax bill will be calculated as follows: Final Equalized Assessed Value – Exemptions = Taxable Assessment; Taxable Assessment x Current Tax Rate = Total Tax Bill. All equalized assessed valuations are subject to further equalization and revision by the McHenry County Board of Review as well as equalization by the Illinois Department of Revenue. Robert H. Ross, ASA, Chief County Assessment Officer, McHenry County, Illinois A complete list of assessments for this township for the current assessment year is as follows: (Revised publication to bold eligible homestead exemption previously published 9/11/19) (Published in The Woodstock Independent December 4, 2019) L10931
Valuation date (35 ILCS 200/9-95): January 1, 2019 Required level of assessment (35 ILCS 200/9-145): 33.33% Valuation based on sales from (35 ILCS 200/1-155): 2016-2018 Publication is hereby made for equalized assessed valuations for real property in this township in accordance with 35 ILCS 200/1210. As required by 35 ILCS 200/9-210 and 35 ILCS 200/10-115, the following equalization factors have been applied to bring the assessments to the statutorily required threeyear median level of 33.33%: Farm Land: 1.0000 Farm Improvements: 1.0000 Non-Farm Land: 1.0659 Non-Farm Improvements: 1.0659 Questions about these valuations should be directed to: KAREN D ROTH 5211 MILLER RD, WONDER LAKE IL 60097 (815) 648-4536 N/A greenwoodassessor@gmail.com Office hours are CALL FOR APPT Property in this Township, other than farmland and coal, is to be assessed at a 33.33% median level of assessment, based on the fair
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Valuation date (35 ILCS 200/9-95): January 1, 2019 Required level of assessment (35 ILCS 200/9-145) 33.33% Valuation based on sales from (35 ILCS 200/1-155): 2016-2018 Publication is hereby made for equalized assessed valuations for real property in this township in accordance with 35 ILCS 200/1210. As required by 35 ILCS 200/9-210 and 35 ILCS 200/10-115, the following equalization factors have been applied to bring the assessments to the statutorily required threeyear median level of 33.33%: Farm Land: 1.0000 Farm Improvements: 1.0000 Non-Farm Land: 1.0390 Non-Farm Improvements: 1.0390 Questions about these valuations should be directed to: TAMMY BENITEZ 16506 GARDEN VALLEY RD, WOODSTOCK IL 60098 (815) 923-5922 www.senecatownship.com assessor@senecatownship.com Office hours are BY APPT Property in this Township, other than farmland and coal, is to be assessed at a 33.33% median level of assessment, based on the fair cash value of the property. You may check the accuracy of your assessment by dividing your assessment by the median level of assessment. The resulting value should equal the estimated fair cash value of your property. If the resulting value is greater than the estimated fair cash value of your property, you may be over-assessed. If the resulting value is less than the fair cash value of your property, you may be under-assessed. You may appeal your assessment to the Board of Review. If you believe your property’s fair cash value is incorrect or that the equalized assessed valuation is not uniform with other comparable properties in the same neighborhood, the following steps should be taken: 1. Contact your township assessor’s office to review the assessment. 2. If not satisfied with the assessor review, taxpayers may file an appeal with the McHenry County Board of Review. For appeal forms, instructions, and the Rules and Procedures of the Board of Review, call (815) 334-4290 or visit: www.mchenrycountyil.gov/countygovernment/departments-a-i/assessments/ forms-and-rules. 3. The final filing deadline for your township is 30 days from this publication date. After this date, the Board of Review is prohibited by law from accepting assessment appeals
for properties in this township. For more information on township filing deadlines, call (815) 334-4290 or visit: www.mchenrycountyil. gov/county-government/departments-a-i/ assessments/township-filing-deadlines. Your property may be eligible for homestead exemptions, which can reduce your property’s taxable assessment. For more information on homestead exemptions, call (815) 334-4290. Your property tax bill will be calculated as follows: Final Equalized Assessed Value – Exemptions = Taxable Assessment; Taxable Assessment x Current Tax Rate = Total Tax Bill. All equalized assessed valuations are subject to further equalization and revision by the McHenry County Board of Review as well as equalization by the Illinois Department of Revenue. Robert H. Ross, ASA, Chief County Assessment Officer, McHenry County, Illinois A complete list of assessments for this township for the current assessment year is as follows: (Revised publication to bold eligible homestead exemption previously published 10/16/19) (Published in The Woodstock Independent December 4, 2019) L10932
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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY-IN PROBATE Case No. 2019PR00234 In the Matter of the Estate of WILLIAM CLINE ROBERTSON Deceased CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of WILLIAM CLINE ROBERTSON Of: 2 CHESTNUT COURT, CARY, ILLINOIS 60013 Letters of office were issued on: 9/23/2019 to: Representative: SHIRLEY VAN DIGGELEN 2 CHESTNUT COURT CARY, ILLINOIS 60013 whose attorney is: PATRICK SMITH, ESQ. 210-A CRYSTAL STREET CARY, IL 60013 Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within six months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred. Claims may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court at the McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois, 60098, or with the representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed. /s/KATHERINE M KEEFE (Clerk of the Circuit Court) (Published in The Woodstock Independent November 20, 2019, November 27, 2019, December 4, 2019) L10917
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ASSUMED NAME Public Notice is hereby given that on NOVEMBER 13, 2019 An Assumed Name Business Certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk in McHenry County, IL under the following business name and address, and setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting business known as: RDS ELECTRICAL SERVICES located at 420 W DONOVAN AVE., WOODSTOCK IL 60098. Owner Name & Address: RUSSELL D SHAFER 420 W DONOVAN AVE., WOODSTOCK IL 60098. Dated: NOVEMBER 13, 2019 /s/ JOSEPH J. TIRIO (McHenry County Clerk) (Published in The Woodstock Independent November 20, 2019, November 27, 2019, December 4, 2019) L10920
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ASSUMED NAME Public Notice is hereby given that on OCTOBER 17, 2019 An Assumed Name Business Certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk in McHenry County, IL under the following business name and address, and setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting business known as: PRECISION HOME REPAIR located at 1208 MAIN ST RD SPRING GROVE IL 60081. Owner Name & Address: WILLIAM J KELLY 1208 MAIN ST RD SPRING GROVE IL 60081. Dated: OCTOBER 17, 2019 /s/ JOSEPH J. TIRIO (McHenry County Clerk) (Published in The Woodstock Independent November 27, 2019, December 4, 2019) L10921
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NOTICE OF CHANGE TO DBA CLOSING THE BUSINESS FILE # 19977 A Public Notice is hereby given that on NOVEMBER 19, A.D. 2019, a Certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County IL concerning the business known as NAILTIQUE located at 5420 US HIGHWAY 14 #C HARVARD IL 60033 which certificate sets forth the following change: CLOSING THE BUSINESS in the DBA thereof: NAILTIQUE 5420 US HIGHWAY 14 # C HARVARD IL 60033 Owner: CUC NGYEN. Dated this 19th day of NOVEMBER, A.D., 2019 /s/ JOSEPH J. TIRIO (McHenry County Clerk) (Published in The Woodstock Independent November 27, 2019, December 4, 2019) L10922
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ASSUMED NAME Public Notice is hereby given that on NOVEMBER 21, 2019 An Assumed Name Business Certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk in McHenry County, IL under the following business name and address, and setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting business known as: BAUM SERVICES located at 5513 GEORGE ST RICHMOND IL 60071. Owner Name & Address: TERRY J BAUM 7618 CARLETON DR SPRING GROVE IL 60081. Dated: NOVEMBER 21, 2019 /s/ JOSEPH J. TIRIO (McHenry County Clerk) (Published in The Woodstock Independent November 27, 2019, December 4, 2019) L10923
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ASSUMED NAME Public Notice is hereby given that on NOVEMBER 21, 2019 An Assumed Name Business Certificate was filed in the Office
of the County Clerk in McHenry County, IL under the following business name and address, and setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting business known as: THE GRAPHICS GARAGE located at 3613 FAWN LN., WONDER LAKE IL 60097. Owner Name & Address: BRYCE WILLIAM ETTEN 3613 FAWN LN., WONDER LAKE IL 60097. Dated: NOVEMBER 21, 2019 /s/ JOSEPH J. TIRIO (McHenry County Clerk) (Published in The Woodstock Independent November 27, 2019, December 4, 2019 L10924
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ASSUMED NAME Public Notice is hereby given that on NOVEMBER 21, 2019 An Assumed Name Business Certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk in McHenry County, IL under the following business name and address, and setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting business known as: RICHARD J. KOROS DBA ILLINOIS NOTARY PROS located at 8435 MERCHANT CT VILLAGE OF LAKEWOOD IL 60014. Owner Name & Address: RICHARD J KOROS 8435 MERCHANT CT VILLAGE OF LAKEWOOD IL 60014. Dated: NOVEMBER 21, 2019 /s/ JOSEPH J. TIRIO (McHenry County Clerk) (Published in The Woodstock Independent November 27, 2019, December 4, 2019) L10925
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ASSUMED NAME Public Notice is hereby given that on NOVEMBER 19, 2019 An Assumed Name Business Certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk in McHenry County, IL under the following business name and address, and setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting business known as: CLS Mobile Notary located at 834 Golf Course Rd, Crystal Lake, IL 60014. Owner Name & Address: Andrea Stevenson 834 Golf Course nRd. Crystal Lake, IL 60014. Dated: NOVEMBER 19, 2019 /s/ JOSEPH J. TIRIO (McHenry County Clerk) (Published in The Woodstock Independent December 4, 2019) L10926
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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY-IN PROBATE Case No. 19PR000399 In the Matter of the Estate of JOHN H GRIFFEL JR Deceased CLAIM NOTICE
Notice is given of the death of JOHN H GRIFFEL JR Of: MCHENRY, IL Letters of office were issued on: 11/13/2019 to: Representative: JANET L LAINE 6009 SADDLE RIDGE JOHNSBURG, IL 60051 whose attorney is: HOOD, THOMAS B 5001 N RIVERSIDE DR STE 204 GURNEE, IL 60031 Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within six months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred. Claims may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court at the McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois, 60098, or with the representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed. /s/KATHERINE M KEEFE (Clerk of the Circuit Court) (Published in The Woodstock Independent December 4, 2019) L10927
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF CHRISTOPHER M. GRUPE, Plaintiff, and TRISHA L. GRUPE, Defendant No. 19 DV 902 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, TRISHA L. GRUPE, Defendant, that this case has been commenced in this court against you, asking for a judgment of dissolution of marriage and for other relief. UNLESS YOU file your response or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the 22nd Judicial Circuit, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL 60098, on or before January 9, 2020, A JUDGMENT FOR DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE PETITION. Stephanie A. Kasten Illinois Atty. # 6272949 Attorneys for Plaintiff The Gitlin Law Firm, P.C. 663 East Calhoun Street Woodstock, IL 60098-4262 815-338-9401 eservice@gitlinlawfirm.com Dated: 11/21/2019 /s/KATHERINE M KEEFE (Clerk of the Circuit Court) (Published in The Woodstock Independent December 4, 2019) L10928
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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY-IN PROBATE Case No. 19PR000383 In the Matter of the Estate of WANITA L MURPHY Deceased CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of WANITA L MURPHY Of: WOODSTOCK, IL Letters of office were issued on: 10/30/2019 to: Representative: RHONDA G MILLER 6290 SULLIVANTOWN RD WALKERTOWN, NC 27051 whose attorney is: WAGGONER LAW FIRM 4 N WALKUP AVE CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within six months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred. Claims may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court at the McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois, 60098, or with the representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed. /s/KATHERINE M KEEFE (Clerk of the Circuit Court) (Published in The Woodstock Independent December 4, 2019) L10929
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ASSUMED NAME Public Notice is hereby given that on NOVEMBER 27, 2019 An Assumed Name Business Certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk in McHenry County, IL under the following business name and address, and setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting business known as: Shades of Green located at 10711 DEERPATH ROAD WOODSTOCK IL 60098. Owner Name & Address: Robert E Mecklenburg 10711 DEERPATH ROAD WOODSTOCK IL 60098. Dated: NOVEMBER 27, 2019 /s/ JOSEPH J. TIRIO (McHenry County Clerk) (Published in The Woodstock Independent December 4, 2019) L10934
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Luke Beattie has never been from Indiana, but the most important cross-country race of his career occurred there. The Woodstock graduate was the top runner for Utah State University when the Aggies finished 16th in the country in the NCAA Division I championships, which were held at the LaVerne Gibson Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind. It was the highest finish ever for USU as a team. Beattie finished the 10,000meter race in 31 minutes, 33.2 seconds. He was 56th overall. He was 49th in the Dan team scoring as Chamness seven individ- The College ual competitors, Report not attached to teams, finished ahead of the Aggie senior. “The conditions were brutal,” Beattie recalled. “It was raining, super muddy, and cold. The course was slippery. For the most part I followed the race plan put forth for me by the coaches. We were a little further back at the start of the race than we should have been. “I came up a little short of my goal of making All-American and being in the top 40 runners. Being 56th in the
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Green Bay fan and WNHS junior Liam Tumminello shows some of the Packers paraphernalia he added to his collection after his Packers experience through Make-A-Wish in November.
A wish come true for Packers fan Make-A-Wish patient visits Lambeau, Packers By Sandy Kucharski
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Woodstock North High School junior Liam Tumminello had the opportunity to live out the dream of every Green Bay Packers fan when he toured Lambeau Field, saw a game and even met the players in November, courtesy of the Make-A-Wish foundation. Like so many other young football enthusiasts, Liam got a feel for the game by playing flag football. He loved it, and he was good. But while his teammates progressed and moved on to playing tackle, Liam could not. Born with transposition of the great arteries – a congenital heart defect – and pulmonary stenosis, full contact sports were a distant dream. He did play one year as a kicker in the tackle program – since the kicker couldn’t be touched – but as the boys grew, the risks grew.
“I’ve been able to do sports skillwise,” he said, but his condition has halted his ability to take his play to the next level. With three open-heart surgeries before the age of 3, Liam knows a heart transplant is an eventual reality. As of last November, his doctor has been closely monitoring him and told Liam’s family he is closer to moving Liam to the transplant list. Making the best of the prognosis, Liam asked if he qualified for the Make-AWish Foundation – a nonprofit organization that grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions. Approval from his cardiologist gave him the green light to begin working with the foundation on a plan and, more importantly, gave him a new focus The process took about a year, from narrowing down the list of possible wish experiences, to interviewing with local foundation members to tailor the experience specifically to Liam’s interests. His final choice was between a Packers game and
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A 10-year-old snapshot of Liam holding up the Rodgers jersey he won at a Packers game.
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game in the snow over the sun and sand of Hawaii. In September, Liam received confirmation that he and his family would be attending the Nov. 10 Packers home game.
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nation is very cool.” Utah State took 16th with 428 points. Brigham Young University finished first with 109 points. “This race fired me up for track, because I am more of a track runner,” Beattie said. “I am excited to get on the track.” To earn the right to compete at the nationals, the USU Aggies earned an at-large bid from the Mountain Region Cross Country Championships. They finished fourth with 106 points. Northern Arizona University took first with 21 points. Beattie took 20th in the regional, which was held at the Rose Park Golf Course in Salt Lake City, Utah. The former WHS runner finished the race in
Tumminello visits Lambeau Field Nov. 9, the day before the game.
Boyle via Instagram and was thrilled to literally put a face with the name. Then Aaron Rodgers walked by. A bit starstruck, Liam had to maintain his composure and finish his conversation with Boyle before excusing himself to talk to the starting quarterback. But Rodgers was in no hurry, spending nearly an hour talking to the Make-A-Wish kids. Totally prepared for this opportunity, Liam not only shared casual 31:05.6. He was USU’s second-scoring finisher. At the Mountain West Conference finals, Beattie earned all-conference status by taking fifth. He was one of three Aggie runners to finish in the top 10 to earn all-conference honors. Beattie completed the 8,000-meter course in 23:23.8. Utah State scored 42 points to easily outdistance Colorado State University, which took second with 74 points. “It has been a special season, and I am thankful for all the teammates, supporters and coaches who have helped get me to this point,” Beattie said. “My goal was to be on the MWC first team. I would have liked to win the race individually, but fifth is pretty good and got me on the first team.”
NN SCOREBOARD NN BOYS BASKETBALL Woodstock Nov. 25 Woodstock lost to Antioch 51-33. Nov. 26 Woodstock beat Harvard 63-33. Nov. 27 Woodstock lost to Round Lake 61-46. Woodstock North Nov. 25 Woodstock North beat Round Lake 67-64. Nov. 26 Woodstock North lost to Hoffman Estates 51-48. Nov. 27 Woodstock North beat Kaneland 52-49. WRESTLING Nov. 30 Marian Central took second
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In 2009, Liam attended a Packers preseason family fun night at Lambeau Field, where he won a Rodgers jersey. During the Make-A-Wish weekend, he surprised Rodgers when he showed him the vintage jersey for the quarterback to sign, showing him the snapshot of his much-youngerself with the shirt. “It went full circle with him winning the jersey and 10 years later he got to meet Rodgers and get it signed,” said Liam’s dad, David Tumminello. This was David’s first Packers game, and although he’s admittedly a Bears fan, he was quite impressed with the entire Packers organization. “They were so nice to everyone,” he said. “They made you feel good about yourself.” Treated to a complimentary shopping spree at the fan store, Liam can now wake up each day to a room full of reminders of his unique Packers experience and his wish come true.
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Accompanied by his parents – Jackie and David – and younger brother Devin, Liam arrived in Green Bay Thursday before the game. Friday’s activity was a tour of the Packers Hall of Fame. Saturday kicked off with a limousine ride to the stadium for a tour of Lambeau Field. “We watched practice and got to go on the field with the two other MakeA-Wish boys and their families,” Liam said. He had the honor of breaking down the practice huddle, and then the boys and their families shared lunch with the players and enjoyed some oneon-one time. Liam first focused his attention on backup quarterback Tim Boyle. He had already established a rapport with
conversation with Rodgers, but he conducted a formal interview with the 2010 Super Bowl MVP. The high school junior with aspirations of becoming a sports writer asked Rodgers about his career goals, crazy things he’s seen since he’s been with the Packers and how it feels when he’s in the groove. “It was surreal,” said Jackie Tumminello. “The other moms and I were tearing up seeing our kids wishes come true.” One of the organizers asked Liam who he wanted most to meet. Aside from Boyle and Rodgers, Liam named kicker Mason Crosby - much to the delight of Crosby and his teammates. Taking every advantage of his time with the players, Liam also chatted with head coach Matt LaFleur and got a photo with former Marian player Bryan Bulaga. He collected autographs from many of the players for himself and several friends. “I loved it,” Liam said. “I was so excited. “All my friends appreciated that I got them autographs.” The family was allowed to take photos and videos of the experience, but a management policy prevented the visitors from sharing or posting anything to social media. Sunday was game day. A close,
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