Woodstock Police have hit a technical roadblock in their search for a second person responsible for recent threats of violence in School District 200. Police arrested a student on a […]
When the filming cast and crew came to Woodstock 30 years ago, they changed the community forever. Now, the Groundhog Days Committee is working feverishly to pull off the city’s […]
Groundhog Days are here again, but as with every year, there is always something new. This year, Dave Salvi, executive producer and director of Beyond the Backlot’s engaging production of […]
Woodstock women who have celebrated their silver or golden wedding anniversaries might tell how they shopped at Hogan’s on Benton Street, Lady’s Choice in the Harding Real Estate complex on […]
By Lydia LaGue news@thewoodstockindependent.com Holly Adkins has been involved in the arts her whole life, and now she wants to bring more of it to Woodstock. Growing up in a […]
When scores from last spring’s Illinois Assessment of Readiness testing came in, the drop in reading and math among elementary and middle school students in Woodstock School District 200 didn’t […]
What’s the marching band equivalent of performing on Broadway? Marching and playing in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Rose Parade, of course! This prestigious parade, which is held on New […]
Woodstock should feel good about the recent hirings of two new executive directors for city government as the City Hall organizational chart was officially restructured. Paul Christensen, the city’s director […]
Maybe Woodstock does need a downtown parking garage to ease parking problems – or at least the perception that there’s often nowhere to park during events on the Square. City […]
Back in the 1950s, Hunt’s Service Station was a landmark with neon lights on two sides of the building in what was among the most highly trafficked intersections in Woodstock, […]
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.
