As many eyes were focused on the Woodstock City Band in its first concert of the season last week, band members were watching Woodstock Willie during his special appearance as […]
City to reinstate single-use bag charge Aug. 1 Woodstock’s fee on disposable bags at large local retailers will be reinstated under a proposal approved Tuesday night by the City Council. […]
With northeast Illinois suffering a severe drought, Woodstock city officials have enacted a “mandatory” restriction on outside water use, the second of four levels of restrictions. Depending one the last […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Engineering costs of $4 million to move the rail yard of Metra’s northwest line from Crystal Lake to Woodstock has made the first cut in Congress. A […]
Downtown enclosure to get trash out of sight Some restaurants’ street-side trash receptacles in downtown Woodstock will be hidden by new city-provided enclosures by fall under a contract approved last […]
WPD gets early start on holiday traffic campaign Memorial Day weekend has started, according to the Woodstock Police Department. Police Chief Lieb announced in a press release his department was […]
Foundation grants city more age-friendly funds Woodstock’s program to establish an “age-friendly” community for seniors has received a $75,000 grant from The Community Foundation for McHenry County. This is the […]
Old Courthouse again open for visits, tours Docent-led tours of the 1857 Old McHenry County Courthouse have resumed after a year’s hiatus due to pandemic mitigations. The free tours with […]
Cost of engineering to move the rail yard of Metra’s northwest line to Woodstock is among the projects U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood has submitted for consideration by the House Committee […]
When the future clashed with the past last October at a meeting of Woodstock’s Historic Preservation Commission, the past won. In a rematch last week before the City Council, the […]
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