Woodstock’s first lighting of the Square came with an added bonus: floodlights illuminated the fully restored Courthouse. The weather cooperated and the crowd was the largest I’d seen in years….

For many years, Santa Claus has met with thousands of children in his hut on the historic Woodstock Square. This year, the Woodstock Rotary Club has provided him with a…

This weekend I spent a few hours outside of WalMart collecting for Christmas Clearing House, which is the Woodstock Rotary’s program to bring food and holiday cheer to over a…

It’s Thanksgiving week, let’s count our blessings and give some thought for others who are less fortunate. Share your bounty, it will come back to you manyfold.

We’re heading into Championship Week for high school football. Best of luck to the Cary-Grove Trojans as they take on East St. Louis for the Class 6A championship at 1:00…

With the holidays coming up, I had intended for last week’s Reick Report to be the final one for the year. However, this week we had a major announcement from the Governor…

The governor held a press conference today where he announced that he was committing $160 million of state funds to ease the transition for migrants coming into Illinois, from sleeping…

Turns Out We Didn’t – Legislative Update:  Last week’s newsletter was titled: “Second Week of Veto Session, Will We Get More Done Than Last Week (Which Was Nothing)?” As it…

“Today’s Northwest Herald has a section devoted to our veterans, which is not only timely but does a great job of reminding us what we owe to those who came…

There’s an op-ed in today’s Sun Times authored by the heads of 4 of the state’s largest labor unions calling for an extension of the Invest in Kids program. So…