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WHS grad helps to launch new radio station brand Woodstock High School graduate Jack Berry is helping to launch a new venture, Club Soda Radio, described as a “DJ collective” based in Detroit. The format brings in guest DJs to “play whatever they want,” Berry said in a phone interview from Detroit last week. “We […]

Who would have thought Woodstock’s zoning code did not allow exterior vacuums at a commercial car wash to be visible from the street? Owners of Swift Car Wash, who plan to revive the now-closed car wash next to Jiffy Lube at 11601 Catalpa Lane, are seeking a variance from the provision of the city’s Unified […]






If all goes according to plan, the city of Woodstock will have a brand-new, freestanding Aldi grocery store in early 2022. The 20,500-square-foot store will be built across American Way, west of American Community Bank, at the southwest corner of American Way and Lake Avenue. The store will be across Lake from Walmart. When completed, […]



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.
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