In what must come as a disappointment for the former patrons who still miss Colemans, a “for lease” sign popped up in front of the empty parking lot on Lake […]
The scaled-down retail space at 203 Main St. that Casting Whimsy occupied for nearly three years developed an Alice-in-Wonderland feel that went beyond the cutout Alice and White Rabbit figures […]
Woodstock is home to the only Vera Bradley retailer in the nation to carry a line of military bags from the popular quilted bag company. The Thoughtfulness Shop, 104 Cass […]
When The Bike Haven owner Josh Arnow was ready to consolidate to one store, he reached out to the manager of Avant Cycle Café in Lake Geneva, Don Thomas. “I […]
Since Shaun and Brigitte Baker closed April 7 on the purchase of Dusty’s Pizza, they have spent long days at the restaurant at 7613 Howe Road in Wonder Lake. Occasionally, […]
Shortly after Jeanice Nelson moved from Island Lake to Woodstock to take care of her parents, who were battling cancer, Nelson and her mother were out on the Woodstock Square. […]
People who regularly drive on Route 120 have likely noticed a structure going up near the intersection with Thompson Road. The new building is the future home of Bull Valley […]
As the weather turns – slowly – from winter to spring, several projects are underway in and around Woodstock. By summer, the business landscape will have a new look. Train […]
”I love Woodstock,” community volunteer Jackie Speciale said Friday night from the Opera House stage. And for the second time in nine months, Woodstock showed that it loved her. In […]
Brad Ball, the new president and CEO of the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry, remembers being a third- or fourth-grader when his family lived in a Maryland suburb […]
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.
