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City backs off Prairie View purchase

Search back on for space to house Rec Center programs and offices during renovation By Susan W. MurrayNews@the woodstockindependent.com  After doing its due diligence, city staff will recommend to City […]

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Next step for WNHS solar: 590 kWh system

Board action leaves the door open for larger farm in the future By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com After a lively debate and votes on two different options, the D-200 School Board […]

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‘Undetermined’ fires not uncommon

Cause of November fatal fire still under investigation  By Larry Loughnews@the woodstockindependent.com Nearly two months after a fire killed one person and displaced more than 30 people, its cause remains […]

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

Dear Editor, I am 8 years old.  Some of my little friends say that there is no Santa Claus.  Papa says “If you see it in the Sun, it is […]

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$12 million earmarked for streets

Final year of city’s enhanced streets improvement program By Larry LoughLarry@the woodstockindependent.com  Woodstock enters 2025, the fifth year of the city’s five-year, $55 million enhanced streets improvement program, with a […]

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YEAR IN P/REVIEW:A year of disappointments

Die Cast development, Route 47 improvements, Old Courthouse Center failed us  By Larry Loughnews@the woodstockindependent.com Like most years, 2024 ended with some unfinished business that will be carried over into […]

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Transient charged in Woodstock stabbing

By Staff Reportnews@the woodstockindependent.com A 69-year-old transient was arrested last week on charges he critically injured another man by stabbing him in the chest at a local camp for homeless […]

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Restrictions zap WNHS solar project

Project to be rebid at reduced capacity after last-minute ComEd delays By Eileen MillardNews@the woodstockindependent.com  The solar field project for 10 acres of Woodstock School District 200 land near Woodstock […]

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Housing sparrows with larger broods

Home of the Sparrow building two homes in Woodstock By Susan W. Murraynews@the woodstockindependent.com As groundbreaking ceremonies go, the one held in Woodstock on Dec. 9 was a low-key affair. […]

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Council eyes restaurant ‘insulation’

City mulls changes to mobile truck regs, sets property tax levy By Larry Loughlarry@the woodstockindependent.com How, when, and where food trucks can operate in Woodstock will get a thorough review […]

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