The continuing popularity of the Woodstock Square as a filming site is good news and bad news for downtown businesses. On the one hand, filming crews mean more traffic and […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Two Woodstock-based manufacturers – Enviro Sip Straw and MAC Automation – have received the Business Champion Award from the McHenry County Economic Development Council. They were among […]
Over the past five years, the Woodstock train station has hopefully welcomed a series of tenants that sadly did not result in “happily ever after.” Coffee and sandwich shop Centerville […]
Anyone who has gone through the heartrending experience of having to give up a dog knows how important it is to find that “good home” where the cherished furry companion […]
While sales at Ehrke’s Appliance undeniably grew in nine years at its location at 144 Washington St., across from Napoli Pizza, the one-story brick building itself was not conducive to […]
Woodstock shoppers will be able to “Shop, Save, and Win” again this year at locally owned independent retailers while the city tries to figure out the impact the program has […]
Blain’s Farm & Fleet has been around Woodstock for 60 years – all around town. Originally located at 229 Main St., the store held a presence as one of the […]
The news broke in the middle of this season’s Bears quarterback controversy. On Sept. 28, the Chicago Bears announced that the team had signed an agreement to buy Arlington International […]
The unassuming retail space at 203 Main St. in Woodstock has notched another successful launch of a local business. In the past decade, the 600-foot storefront next to Classic Cinemas […]
The legalization of cannabis in Illinois produced no shortage of interest in growing the crop, processing it, and transporting the resulting products. But as local entrepreneurs have discovered, it’s a […]
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.
