Monticello News

The robbery of the Boka Shoppe in Monticello on Tuesday might be related to two other small-business robberies in the area.

Lauren Bogart and Mark Schneider were married on Sept. 6, 2009. The wedding ceremony and reception took place in the Mansion at Allerton Park, in Monticello, Illinois.

McHenry County “A CHRISTMAS CAROL”: 8 p.m. Nov. 27 through Dec. 6, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock.

WHAT: THE WILLY PORTER BAND WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Woodstock Opera House, 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock ABOUT: Guitarist/singer-songwriter has toured as an opening act for artists including Jeff Beck, Tori Amos, The Cranberries and Jethro Tull.

Fall has arrived in Illinois. There's a chill in the air, leaves are falling, and Thanksgiving is fast approaching... have you ordered your turkey from the farm yet? Yes, that's right - from the farm.

Ryan Stricklin's smile says it all. He was fun loving, friendly and kind. But that was taken away three months ago.

It has been a dream of John Sciutto and other Monticello Railway Museum leaders to operate an old-fashioned steam locomotive to pull the imaginations of passengers back to the glory days of railroading.

It looked like a scene straight from the 18-hundred's at the Monticello railway museum.

For today's column, we will highlight a hodgepodge of business news from around East Central Illinois.

Riders pass by fields on a county road in Savoy en route to Monticello, Ill. during a training ride on June 24.

The Saturday lineup for this weekend's BOB Stock free music festival at Riverside Park has changed due to a scheduling problem with a previous engagement involving one of the bands.