1843History
It was chosen as the county seat on September 4, 1843.
1845History
In 1845, prominent resident Joel Johnson proposed that Centerville be given a more original name, and the town was renamed Woodstock after Johnson's hometown of Woodstock, Vermont.
1850History
The town was still listed as "Center" on the 1850 Federal Census.
1852Government
In 1852, Woodstock was incorporated as a village with Judd as president.
1873Military
In response to a growing population following the end of the Civil War, Woodstock was incorporated as a city in 1873.
1894Crime
Debs served a short federal prison sentence in the Woodstock Jail following the 1894 Pullman labor strike in Chicago.
1895Crime
Debs' prison stay ===
In 1895, Eugene V.
1900Culture
He later ran for the United States Presidency five times between 1900 and 1920 as the candidate for the newly formed Social Democratic Party.
1919Economy
In 1919, Emerson Typewriter became the Woodstock Typewriter Company.
1922Architecture
Woodstock workers had built more than half the world's typewriters by 1922.
1926Education
In 1926, in the midst of a chaotic upbringing, he enrolled at the Todd School for Boys in Woodstock at age 10.
1934Military
In July 1934 at the age of 19, he coordinated the Todd Theatre Festival, a six-week summer festival at the Woodstock Opera House that featured Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiam...
1954Education
Todd School for Boys closed in 1954.
1960History
Years later, in 1960, when asked where he thought of as his hometown, he replied "I suppose it's Woodstock, Illinois, if it's anywhere.
1969Education
== Education ==
Woodstock's public schools are part of Woodstock Community Unit School District 200, which was formed in 1969.
1970Economy
The factory was in use until 1970, and has since been converted into lofts.
1993History
==== Groundhog Day, 1993 ====
Woodstock is perhaps most famous for its role as the location for the 1993 movie Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray.
2000History
== Demographics ==
=== 2000 Census ===
In the 2000 census, there were 20,151 people, 7,273 households, and 4,843 families in the city.
2002Civil Rights
=== Religion ===
Woodstock is home to many Protestant and Catholic churches, a Jewish congregation and The Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple since 2002.
2006Civil Rights
The three newest buildings, Prairiewood, Creekside and WNHS, were approved in a March 2006 referendum to address crowding in schools due to the area's growth between the mid-199...
2007History
In 2007 Woodstock was named one of the nation's Dozen Distinctive Destinations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
2010History
Welles' former dormitory was demolished in 2010.
2018Infrastructure
In August 2018, it was reported that filming had begun in and around the Square for the 2019 HBO series Lovecraft Country from producers J.
2020History
In January 2020, several key actors, including Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray and Stephen Tobolowsky returned to Woodstock to film a Groundhog Day-themed commercial for Jeep.
2021History
In September 2021, a second commercial began filming in Woodstock, including the Woodstock Square and the surrounding areas, for Toyota, which began airing on television later t...