By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Because Dan Annen, the owner of the recently opened Pop-a-doodle-doo – a gourmet popcorn and shake shop at 201 Main St – loves popcorn, he […]
Anyone doing business in Woodstock must register with the city by October 1 By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Under the city of Woodstock’s new business registration program, anyone doing business […]
Historic Preservation Commission greenlights landmark status for Dairy Queen By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com “When you get to the Dairy Queen, take a right . . .” “When you get […]
TWI takes readers through a regular round-up of business news By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Summer might be winding down, but not so business activity in Woodstock. The buzz continues […]
By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Pawstock owner Don Buss calls the decades he spent working in the pet nutrition industry “the best part of my life.” His career began locally […]
Previewing the Cobblestone Hotel and Suites, slated for a 2026 opening By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com As word leaked out that a developer wanted to put a hotel in downtown […]
High prices and interest rates, low inventory the continuing story in real estate By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Janet Lindner remained in her longtime home near the intersection of N. […]
Quick sale of renovated vintage home shows power of ‘charm and location’ By Susan W. Murray Kathleen Labude and her second husband left Illinois for Colorado in 2020, a time […]
Remodeling project at the AmericInn heads toward the finish line By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Quietly, so you might not yet have noticed it, the former Best Western at 990 […]
Alfredo’s Pizza and Pasta opened on N. Seminary in April By Susan W. Murraynews@thewoodstockindependent.com When Nishank Patel was a student at Northern Illinois University, his part-time job was answering phones […]
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.
