Woodstock (Illinois)

McHenry County

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Woodstock is a city in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located about 80 kilometers northwest from the city of Chicago, the Chicago Loop and 50 kilometers away from O'Hare International Airport. It is the county seat ( county seat ) of McHenry County.

Attractions

In Woodstock, in the Van Buren Street, the historic 1889 built Woodstock Opera House and the Old McHenry County Courthouse 1857 Built House is. The city was named one of American preservationists Foundation National Trust for Historic Preservation to the most remarkable destinations in the United States.

Woodstock in film

Woodstock was the main filming location for the film formed in 1993 and Groundhog Day ( Groundhog Day ) with Bill Murray. The exterior shots of the film were recorded mainly in the historical center around the central Woodstock Square. Although the film is set in the 800 kilometers away in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the traditional site of the groundhog festival, but Woodstock was chosen by the film producers, because it appeared to them appropriately.

The city celebrates after the film 's success, and Groundhog Day every year in early February, Groundhog Day. It will be offered at the original scenes tours. The citizens of Woodstock have now risen analogous to the original Punxsutawney Phil also their own groundhog named Woodstock Willie

Some scenes from the movie A ticket for two with Steve Martin and John Candy were also filmed in Woodstock. In particular, the scene is being towed as the completely burned-out car of the two protagonists and they later hire a little truck that will take them to Chicago.

Well-known residents

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