As a 10-plus-year resident of Woodstock, I have dealt with our increasingly degenerating streets on a daily basis. As the driver of a really old car, I’ve cringed when hitting […]
By Julia Eastham news@thewoodstockindependent.com Cheers erupted from the crowd at Benton Street Thursday evening as the “Made In Woodstock” mural ceremony concluded with a ribbon-cutting. Muralist Mauricio Ramirez from Chicago […]
It’s probably safe to say that none of the business owners who took out $5,000 loans from the city of Woodstock in the spring of 2020 lay awake at night […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com The city of Woodstock has won a $22,950 grant to create an intergenerational environmental education nature trail in Emricson Park in partnership with The Land Conservancy of […]
Donors make Woodstock July 4 fireworks possible Woodstock’s Fourth of July Fireworks will light up the skies at dusk Monday, July 4, at Emricson Park. To park inside the park, […]
By Julia Eastham news@the woodstockindependent.com Woodstock’s city swimming pool has seen a rise in sales of season passes during the heatwave in June. And, fortunately, the city has avoided the […]
Three tenants are now under lease for the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House after the City Council last week approved an agreement with the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & […]
Revisions to plans for enhanced landscaping and lighting along a widened Route 47 through Woodstock have cut about $2.7 million in city expenses from the project as the city prepares […]
By Julia Eastham news@thewoodstockindepenDEnt.com Flowers, hugs, and cheers greeted Terry Willcockson as she approached the podium to receive her award as 2022 Woman of the Year. “Wow! I mean just […]
This is a time to celebrate all residents of Woodstock Many of you know us as owners of Read Between the Lynes, your local bookstore in Woodstock. Today we are […]
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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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…
