Study hikes city pay levels
November 20, 2019
Woodstock officials are calling it Save Our Streets, and they plan to explain it to the public at a meeting this week. In a news release, the city announced the […]
Woodstock’s homeless assistance center, operating in the former city fire station at South and Throop streets for the past four years, will close this week. A news release from the […]
Founder’s Crossing is down, but not necessarily out – of Woodstock. The proposal of Nuvo Realty Group for a housing development north of the Metra station was “permanently withdrawn” before […]
Late Sunday afternoon, two petitions regarding the proposed Founder’s Crossing housing development had 30 signatures. Of those 30, none was on the petition in favor of the $25 million plan […]
As part of Lighting of the Square activities, the public is invited to show local holiday spirit to local National Guard personnel stationed in Afghanistan. The annual event will be […]
Woodstock has a new seven-member City Arts Commission to “support and promote” the community “as a premier arts center and destination.” Creation of the commission, proposed by Mayor Brian Sager, […]
Plans for Founder’s Crossing housing development downtown continue to evolve as the proposal’s next appearance before the Woodstock City Council approaches. Developers have had three meetings in the past week […]
Wet weather delayed planting in the spring, and fall has failed to provide the usually dry skies that allow farmers to catch up. “2018 was no picnic, but I’ve never […]
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