by Carl W. Gilmore For 21 years, Woodstock’s taxing bodies have operated under the weight of the downtown tax increment finance (TIF) district. Now, city fathers are proposing a new, overarching TIF district (TIF 2) that overlaps and substantially increases the area currently under TIF authority. By the time TIF 2 expires, Woodstock will have labored […]
By R.M. Brands news@thewoodstockindependent.com 14-year-old Jackson Brimberry, a freshman at Marian Central Catholic High School, worked with publishi…
October 16, 2026


