“Fog-Off,” a set of goggles that solves the problem of goggles fogging up quickly in military simulation games, was judged the winner among five teams during the annual INCubatoredu Pitch […]
With spring having really and truly arrived, correspondents for The Woodstock Independent have been out and about collecting information on business openings, closings, and changes in ownership. Without further ado, […]
No spotlights searched the sky, no red carpet covered the sidewalk, but two members of the press showed up for the premiere of alcohol sales at Woodstock’s Classic Cinemas. After […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Bids are due June 1 for interested buyers of a 1,660-square-foot home built by students in the building trades program of Woodstock School District 200. Bidding information […]
The day that employees at Oliver’s Bar & Grill put tables and chairs on Benton Street for outdoor dining, the temperature reached 83 degrees. “Since then, it hasn’t been warm […]
When the March 31 application deadline arrived for businesses to occupy the two new incubator spaces inside the renovated Old Courthouse, the city of Woodstock had received three applications. All […]
If patience is a virtue, then those who are waiting for Woodstock home prices to fall before jumping into the market are becoming exceedingly virtuous. In the first quarter of […]
For Orfanel Aviles and Maria Castañeda, an abrupt vacancy on the historic Woodstock Square meant the beginning of a dream that started nearly a decade ago when Cansteñeda was a […]
More than $115,000 in tourism-related grants have been made to 14 organizations for 2023-24 from Woodstock’s hotel-motel tax revenue. The City Council last week approved Tier 1 grants to three […]
Senior housing in Woodstock at the former Die Cast factory site in Woodstock would get a boost from an Advance McHenry County grant of $1.9 million. Plans for development of […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
