Woodstock Police said parents should not be concerned about the safety of their children in District 200 schools despite a rash of threats that were investigated last week. D-200 officials […]
Celebrating its 80th birthday this year, Wayne’s Lanes has a dual identity. On one hand, the bowling alley is known around the world as the setting for the pivotal scene […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com “Christmas at the Castle” by Susan Roderick Seibel won the People’s Choice Award as chosen by visitors at the sixth annual Gingerbread House Walk in the Old […]
DAR donates books, nooks to Home of the Sparrow Members of the Woodstock Kishwaukee Trail National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution have installed shelving and donated 600 […]
How would you feel about a water tower being erected on the Square, rising 68 feet above street level atop the building on the northeast corner of Jackson and Benton […]
One local man celebrates 40 years of volunteering as Santa’s helper on the Woodstock Square. “Well, it’s actually 41 since I started in 1980,” John Cole said, “but I don’t […]
As any old house owner knows, remodeling can entail unpleasant surprises, delays, cost overruns, frustration, or headaches – and sometimes all of them. But remodeling also sends a signal of […]
A year after the Groundhog Days Committee scaled back the regularly scheduled events because of COVID-19, plans are underway for nearly a weeklong celebration. Groundhog Days Committee Chairman Rick Bellairs […]
Opera House window repairs involve asbestos Emergency repairs to six windows in the Opera House will cost nearly $70,000. The City Council last week approved the expense, which is high, […]
Steady growth and development in the Woodstock area has allowed local taxing units to cut their tax rates while increasing property tax levies. And those government units will get a […]
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.
