925 Country Club Rd
Woodstock, IL 60098

The subject Panera Bread is located in Woodstock, Illinois, which is a city 17 miles south of Wisconsin and 50 miles west of Chicago, which is among the largest cities in the United States. Woodstock has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, recognized as a Distinctive Destination by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and named a Preserve America Community by the White House. In addition to numerous local retailers in the area, surrounding national retailers include Walmart Supercenter, Aldi, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Napa Auto Parts, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Walgreens, Sprint, Verizon, Chase Bank, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, McDonald’s, Subway and many more. The subject property is two miles from Mercy Woodstock Medical Center and less than six miles from McHenry County College. Throughout the year, Woodstock is host to hundreds of events, festivals and fairs, as well as an award-winning Farmer's Market. The area is also known for hosting Groundhog Days--celebrating Woodstock's starring role as Punxsutawney, PA in the 1992 Bill Murray classic movie Groundhog Day. The beautiful downtown area and gothic-style Opera House serve as the cultural entertainment center of Woodstock, featuring plays, concerts, and performances throughout the year, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors to the area. Woodstock is part of the Chicago metropolitan statistical area (MSA), and the Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI combined statistical area (CSA), which has a population of nearly 10 million. The Chicago MSA is the third-largest MSA in the United States and the 22nd largest in the world. The city of Chicago is home to eleven Fortune 500 companies, while the rest of the metropolitan area hosts an additional 21 Fortune 500 companies. In 2014, the Chicago area had more than 50 million visitors.