By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Julie Hybel grew up in Woodstock and went to Poland in 1998 on a short-term assignment to work with troubled youths through International Messengers, an interdenominational […]
“It is something we dreamed of, planned for, and willed into reality.” That’s how Chris Cantwell, Woodstock Rotary Club’s past youth adviser, explained the new Santa Hut at Van Buren […]
Monday deadline to file to run for office in 2024 Filing is underway through Monday for state and local offices on the ballot in the 2024 election. Candidates have been […]
Last week’s Photo Detective showed what might have been Woodstock’s smallest gas station, located at 425 Washington St.; the street address was 421 Washington St. until 1944. Today, shrubs and […]
“It was magical,” Cherry Tree Inn Bed and Breakfast owner Lori Miarecki said of her brush with Hollywood. Her inn was a featured location for several scenes in Hulu’s new […]
Two members of Woodstock Scouts BSA Troop 329 spent 14 years in Scouting by way of Pack 350 in Woodstock, then Scout Troop 329, followed by Troop 139 in Oak […]
Woodstock Police active in holiday traffic enforcement campaign This Thanksgiving, the Woodstock Police Department is joining the Illinois State Police and other local law enforcement agencies to ensure holiday travelers […]
Each year, after Woodstock resident Diane Brokaw raises money through Stuff the Stocking for Zach, she uses some of the funds to surprise strangers in local grocery stores and pharmacies […]
This building is in the running for the smallest gas station in Woodstock. Built in 1929, it operated as a Shell station until ceasing operation in 1941. The building is […]
“We want our veterans to know that we are there for them,” American Legion Commander Louisett “Lou” Ness said. For the first time, the VFW and the American Legion teamed […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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