Cort Carlson, Woodstock’s community and economic development director, will leave his post at City Hall to head up the Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau later this month. Carlson, who […]
Changes to a contract between the city of Woodstock and a business in the local train depot will be left in the hands of three city officials, part of an […]
The business at the center of a conflict over alcohol sales in the Woodstock train depot has opened, but for now, its owners say they will hold off on serving […]
A Wonder Lake teenager was cited following a collision between a Jeep Liberty and a Woodstock School District 200 school bus carrying students May 4. A 17-year-old girl was driving […]
A 34-year-old man was charged with sexually assaulting a child in Woodstock, police said. Anthony N. Williams, Gary, Ind., was arrested May 3 and charged with predatory criminal sexual assault […]
A driver of a truck carrying 5,500 gallons of liquid fertilizer received several traffic citations April 29 after his truck struck a tree on Bull Valley Road. Police issued Matthew […]
A construction worker was critically injured Monday while working at the new dealership facility for Woodstock Harley-Davidson. Woodstock Fire/ Rescue District responded at 9:48 a.m. May 4, to 2235 S. Eastwood […]
A Woodstock man was arrested Thursday for allegedly videotaping a minor in a restroom, police said. Michael M. Nieves, 31, of the 500 block of Birch St., has been […]
The Woodstock City Council approved a budget for fiscal year 2015-16 that retains some, but not all, of a proposal from a councilman to provide funding for an artificial turf […]
A university or other institution of higher learning should be the primary tenant of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House, according to a group of experts called in to gauge […]
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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