I have been using this library since '09 and have never had an issue! Great staff! There is a…read morewonderful selection of programs as well. They do an amazing job engaging with the community.

Love going here with my kiddos to pick out a great book or activity kit! Great set up with a HUGE…read moreselection. We go every week to pick a book to read together and then we each select a personal book. Staff is always great very clean library!

The staff is what makes this place! Yes, the library is small but it does still offer quite a bit…read more They have events for all ages. My little one loves coming here and playing. I love the book selection and they have quite a few movies too. It's always clean. There's parking out front, to the side, and street parking up and down the block. Bathrooms are always cleaned and stocked. I love the museum passes they offer! It's a great deal for community residents!

I just moved into Hampshire last July , I have never felt such a warm welcome from any community ,…read morethese gals at the Ella Johnson library are the best , very helpful , friendly & will look on line for you if you are having problems searching for a special book. They also know what the surrounding communities are hosting ...they are my 'go to ' gals ... Thank you so much for making me feel so welcome to your community

This is one of the coolest shops around. If you're a book lover or looking for a kitschy gift this…read moreis the place to stop by. It's one of those places you could spend hours in. It's cute, quaint, and quiet. The staff is friendly and the space itself is very clean.

Quaint, cute coffee shop bookstore. Independent. Some unique sweets, cute stuffed groundhogs, good…read morerecommendations for reading. Nice card selection too. I don't like that they have n only disposable cups for coffee even if you sit down here.

We visited Woodstock, IL as tourists. We are not residents and cannot comment on local government,…read moreevents or culture. From and out-of-state tourists pov, this is a very charming, historic town that also happens to be the filming location of the movie Groundhog Day. If visiting for movie trivia, I recommend first stop at the Cherry tree Inn BnB. The owner is absolutely lovely and has maps of movie locations in town (you may be able to find these elsewhere in town too). This is the BnB where Bill Murray stayed in the movie. She will give you a quick tour and has a small shop of movie related items as well as a curio cabinet filled with memorabilia. The downtown area around the main square is surrounded by buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. The park has many monuments to soldiers going back to the 1800's. The grounds are well maintained with lawn, flowers, trees, benches, picnic tables and walking paths. Public drinking fountains are available and a large band stand is here as well. There are many, many "mom & pop" type businesses all around the square. Cafe's, restaurants, art centers, books, yoga, clothes, bridal shop, bakeries, and other food stores with plenty of outdoor seating to enjoy the day with your coffee or cocktail. Walk outward from the square down side streets and you'll come across the local, historic movie theater where you can catch a $2 movie (some, not all), church, bank, Moose hall, bowling alley and gorgeous homes from the late 1800's and early 1900's. The neighborhoods are so quiet, some with tree lined streets and beautiful gardens. I understand in summer the town can get busy with tourists, especially on the weekends. Our stop in early June was very pleasant and not at all crowded. Plenty of parking in the square during our morning visit, but I can see how it would fill quickly on a busy day. Whether you live nearby, are a movie enthusiast or just traveling through the area Woodstock is a pleasant town to check out. There is plenty of info online if you want to know more.

The small independent City of Woodstock is located in northwest Illinois about an 80 minute train…read moreride from downtown Chicago. Woodstock began as the 19th century cultural-hub for many of the neighboring towns in the area. Woodstock is an historic Village, built around a picturesque central Square. This original cobblestone square surrounds a park with an old fashioned gazebo for bands. This particular square was chosen out of all others as the main location for the Bill Murray & Harold Ramis movie, "Groundhog Day". Historic Buildings on the square are the old Post Office, the 19th century redbrick City Hall & Courthouse (now called The Public House ) which had a Jail in its basement (now a restaurant), and the towering redbrick Opera House (where young Paul Newman and Orson Welles did their first stage shows). Nearly all of the other buildings on the square are decades (if not over a century) old, all of which have been refurbished to their historic beauty before the many local stores, restaurants, boutiques, and cafés moved into them. The entire surrounding neighborhood of the Old Center of Woodstock is filled to the brim with beautifully restored Victorian homes that are well worth driving past for a look. Overall, the City of Woodstock is worth a visit, even though the Village Central Square, however quaint and authentic, is a little touristy and overpriced.

Making appointments online is the most frustrating and ridiculous thing ever! Once it finally gets…read moreto where I can confirm, I hit confirm and the wheel spins forever and times you out! Then you start over and no appts. available! Need to go back to days of walk ins! This system in Illinois is the worst one ever! So angry that we have to do things this way, and the state who enforces everything, is of no help to the people in it! Zero stars!

They went beyond to help me get my tag for my new trailer. It was hung up at the Secretary of State…read moreand they did wonders to get the job done. I thank them very much.

Well, I hope that if you find yourself here, it's to VIEW proceedings or a trial (versus actually…read moretaking part) or using their legal library. With that said, here are a few tips: You cannot bring ANY food or beverages in, including water. Apparently the thought is that, instead of water, you might have a liquid accelerant in that thar bottle. If you DO bring your water bottle in, you'll either have to empty it in the plants outside of the front doors, or walk back to your car, since McHenry County's Finest at the front won't let you throw it away inside of their garbage cans. (I wonder if there are vending machines somewhere inside, though, because I've seen counsel with food and beverage items..or, maybe the rules are bent for them?) If you're taking part in a divorce hearing, good luck: the judges are known to be snarly. The one my family went in front of actually got pretty theatrical and showed huge favoritism towards a drawn-out trial involving an attorney (versus following through with a scheduled trial that we were prepared for). If you try to do something yourself and end up, say, at the State's Attorney's Office, you probably won't get very far. We actually got quite the run-around from them, so now my family's attorney has to send a letter to get the State's Attorney to act (re: having someone prosecuted for filing false charges with the court). The Police Department wasn't much better at first (the female officer at the front desk was also very snarly...sensing a theme here?), but things improved when we were able to talk to a more head-officer and he took his time out to listen to our issue and explain procedures to us since we were misinformed by others. Some of McHenry County's Finest WERE friendly in directing us to where we needed to go, and did so with a smile. And one carried on a conversation with my brother (who was wearing his military dress uniform). Maybe it's because we were wearing more than our weekend sweats, didn't look shady, my brother's in the service, and we had our 90 year old great aunt in tow? If you're bored and have nothing else to do, though, I gotta say: this is the best free entertainment/people-watching EVER.

There's a snack machine and pop machine but no coffee vending machine. Some hot coffee would be…read morenice. It's cold here. The security guards are cranky.

Quotas? Always sitting around del Webb, would love to know how many accidents they think they are…read morepreventing. It seems to me they are preying on seniors.. the people that pay there salary's. Instead of hiding behind bushes, how about cruising the neighborhood. Looking for suspicious activity.

The Huntley Police Department has given our young disabled residents at Deer Path of Huntley a…read morefeeling that help is just around the corner. Often disabled people feel vulnerable to dangers that most people don't even worry or think about. One wheel chaired resident stated, " Whenever we are shopping or out in the community we know they have our back!" Thank you Officers for providing a level of safety like no other.