In 490 B.C., according to legend, the Greek messenger Pheidippides ran 26 miles from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens, proclaimed “Victory!” against the Persians, and died on the spot. […]
At 2400 Lake Shore Drive along U.S. 14, in the building of the former Rendezvous Bistro, brothers John and Mark Koziol are hard at work bringing a Chicago staple to […]
Like most people of a certain age, I learned about Uber from my children, ages 19 to 30, the four of whom all live in or go to school in […]
The boot is back – this time in red, white and blue glory. After some 15 years in storage, the patriotic-looking boot is again out front of Woodstock Farm & […]
‘THE WANTING’ When: 7 p.m. Saturday, June 30 Where: Woodstock Opera House 121 Van Buren St. $18 815-338-5300 woodstockoperahouse.com On a snowy December night in Paris in 2008, friends Travis […]
Dog owners in the Woodstock area have a new option for keeping their animals safe and entertained while the family is unable to. Recently opened, Woodstock Canine Clubhouse offers daycare, […]
La Trinidad offers its homemade tortillas at former Pizza Hut By Susan W. Murray The Independent The familiar Pizza Hut outlines – trapezoid-shaped windows and a red roof that looks […]
Woodstock’s second Starbucks is expected to open this fall in a new retail strip in front of Blain’s Farm & Fleet on U.S. 14. Chicago-based developer Eric Dams of Troutman […]
On a long-vacant parcel on the southwest corner where Routes 14 and 47 intersect, new stirrings of retail life appeared on March 29. U-Haul Moving and Storage set up shop […]
City officials are happy with the Promote Woodstock marketing effort as its local government-funded budget approaches a quarter of a million dollars a year. But it faces two big challenges: […]
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.
