A resident and a dog escaped unharmed Friday morning from a house fire in the 100 block of Meadow Avenue, which left the home uninhabitable. Members of the Woodstock Fire/Rescue […]
How should Woodstock spend the $3.4 million it is getting through the pandemic-inspired American Rescue Plan from the federal government? How about something immediately visible, like a splash pad at […]
Third time was the charm for property at 217 W. Judd St. to come before the Historic Preservation Commission, which has voted to recommend a certificate of appropriateness on 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 […]
About a year from now, Woodstock should have 25 street segments newly rebuilt and/or resurfaced in an estimated $12 million resumption of the city’s enhanced street improvement program. The City […]
“Bright and clean” is the plan for renovations that closed the Woodstock Public Library for three days last week, library Director Nick Weber said. The structure at 414 W. Judd […]
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 […]
Two vastly different scenes were being filmed Friday morning on the Square, but both production companies managed to wrap up work before the Marian Central High School homecoming parade came […]
Stripping paint and removing a wood awning and siding are planned as part of a project to make a Church Street building look more like the brick structure it was […]
Staff Report news@the woodstockindependent.com State acquisition of land is underway for the 3-mile widening and improvement of Route 47 through Woodstock. That means the only thing standing in the way […]
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What do legendary NFL quarterbacks Steve Young, Dan Marino and Warren Moon have in common? They have all…
Within the next month, Barrington resident Doug McConnell will attempt to accomplish something that only 47 people older…
Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…
