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? […]
When the Woodstock City Council heard about Founder’s Crossing during a workshop in September 2018, Councilman Jim Prindiville was one of only two members to express any reservations about the […]
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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