
Cannabis causes high alert
No legal sales in Woodstock, but police chief sees challenges



On the day local Congresswoman Lauren Underwood announced her support for impeachment of the president, about 175 people rallied in 28-degree cold on the Woodstock Square in support of the […]

According to the parents of students in Woodstock School District 200, the district continues to earn a solid B+. That’s consistent with the grade parents handed out last year when […]


The largest department in the city of Woodstock – responsible for 62 positions and a $6.6-million budget – is looking for a new director. After five years as director and […]

They didn’t give her a name, but they gave her a second chance. She is a female red-tailed hawk, probably born this past spring, who was found standing in a […]

Woodstock City Council members did all the talking last week during a legally advertised public hearing on what could become a five-year, $50- million street improvement program. But they had […]


How would the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District deal with fire in a new five-story apartment building? What about dozens of homes built only 6 feet apart in a new housing addition? […]
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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