It might be vacation season, but Woodstock’s business activity hums along with openings and changes in ownership. Without further ado, here’s the buzz around town. On June 30, The Double […]
“It’s open!” Five tweens trailed the one who gave forth the triumphant shout. Strung out in a line on Johnson Street, they made the right turn onto Van Buren Street, […]
By Morgen Neuhauser news@thewoodstockindependent.com Piles of clothes, jewelry, mugs, and more are being sold from driveways throughout Woodstock. Must be garage sale season. Sherry Yang and her family had their […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com A countywide Workforce Housing Workgroup has been created to study the availability, challenges, and opportunities related to workforce housing, along with its importance to the economic vitality […]
When the sign for MyWay Studio Massage Therapy went up in front of the original Zoia Monument Co. building at 227 N. Throop St., those who took note might have […]
In a perfect marriage of stock and setting, Grove House Market opened this month downtown with two substantial windows that allow ample display space for the store’s refinished furniture and […]
“There’s always a challenge,” Carol Ainger of Ainger Farms in Harvard said of the dairy farming business. “You never know what you might wake up to.” That can also be […]
On June 8, official word came in a press release from owner Jason Szmurlo that BBQ King’s original location in Woodstock had closed permanently after 11 years in business. The […]
By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock will spend $63,500 to have an outside firm amp up cybersecurity firewalls and provide protection to prevent city government internet technology from hacking and other […]
Food Shed Co-op chooses builder for new grocery store McHenry County Food Cooperative has chosen Gallant Building Solutions to build the first grocery store cooperative in McHenry County. According to […]
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