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 […]
Growing up in small-town Kentucky, my brother and I were quick to notice anything unusual in food presentation at our house, be it a leaf of lettuce under the cottage […]
If you’re a child visiting the Woodstock Square at Christmastime, a pilgrimage to Santa’s Hut is a must. Special events, such as the Lighting of the Square and the Christmas […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com McHenry County College this fall has welcomed a new crop of students in its entrepreneurial agriculture program, which is designed to prepare both degree-seeking students and food […]
When he thinks back on his growing up in Woodstock, Jose Cazares remembers the teacher who had the biggest impact on him. At then-Northwood Elementary School, Mr. Peters was Cazares’ […]
One week ago, John Harding, with mixed emotions, cleaned out the office he had maintained at Berkshire Hathaway Starck Real Estate at 1710 S. Eastwood Drive. Much of the 10,000 […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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