Woodstock Just Got Named One of Illinois' Most Walkable Towns

Woodstock Just Got Named One of Illinois' Most Walkable Towns — And the Market's Already Cashing In By Jenny Jones, Baird & Warner · August 10, 2026 · Woodstock · Market Trends World Atlas dropped its list of the 8 Most Walkable Town Centers in Illinois this week, and Woodstock made the cut alongsid

Someone's Making a Documentary About East Dundee

    Someone's Making a Documentary About East  Dundee — and Honestly, It's About Time By Jenny Jones, Baird & Warner · August 5, 2026 · Local Interest · East Dundee It's not going to win an Oscar, and nobody involved is pretending otherwise — but a filmmaker putting together a full-length documentar

Crystal Lake's Free Movie Night Comes With an Ice Cream Eating Contest

    Crystal Lake's Free Movie Night Comes With an Ice Cream Eating Contest (Yes, Really) By Jenny Jones, Baird & Warner · August 5, 2026 · Local Events · Crystal Lake Somebody in Crystal Lake's parks department deserves a raise, because pairing a free outdoor movie with an ice cream eating contest i

Butera's Is Out, Frank's Freshway Is In: Elgin's Clock Tower Plaza Gets a Grocery Reshuffle

    Butera's Is Out, Frank's Freshway Is In: Elgin's Clock Tower Plaza Gets a Grocery Reshuffle By Jenny Jones, Baird & Warner · August 1, 2026 · Elgin · Local Development · NW Suburbs The Butera's at Clock Tower Plaza in Elgin has new ownership — Frank's Freshway Market is taking over. Grocery stor