Some Woodstock businesses will be able to take advantage of tax incentives previously available only to outside retailers looking to open in the city. The change to the city’s Tax Incentivization Program came after the Woodstock City Council approved a revision July 16 that will allow businesses to receive sales tax rebates of up to […]
The supermarket at 330 N. Eastwood Drive, home of Wisted’s, is returning to its roots to become a Piggly Wiggly once again. Susanne Marsh, Wisted’s Supermarket Inc. president, said Wisted’s was looking for a new wholesaler and decided to partner with Piggly Wiggly. The Wisted’s grocery stores in Woodstock, Marengo and Huntley will now sport […]
The number of single-family homes in the area sold from January through June was up nearly 20 percent over the same period last year, but the median sales price of $131,000 was nearly unchanged, according to figures released by the Multiple Listing Service. In Woodstock and other communities in the 60098 zip code, 159 single-family […]
Despite the rain, the 2013 Gavers Community Cancer Foundation Barndance breached its capacity to host 2,550 attendees. More than $180,000 was raised in auctions and raffles alone, with a live Blackhawks speed painting by artist Elliott From selling for $10,000. Foundation vice president Denise Graff Ponstein said donations are still coming in and the total […]
Reported crime in the city of Woodstock is down significantly from last year, but the reason behind the dramatic one-year drop remains uncertain. A report compiled in mid-June by the Woodstock Police Department shows crime tracking about 40 percent lower in 2013 than at the same point in 2012, while total calls for service were […]
The 6:40 p.m. showing of “The Lone Ranger” at Classic Cinemas July 3 was filled with a crowd of more than 75 fans, dressed to the nines, intently studying every scene that featured the horse Silver. The majority of the patrons in the theater at that time were family and friends of Amber Bauman of […]
Woodstock resident Lenore Beyer-Clow, a dedicated environmentalist and policy director for the regional conservation organization Openlands, has had a hand in creating an 11,200-acre wildlife refuge encompassing properties in northeastern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin. On Aug. 15, 2012, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the Hackmatack Wildlife Refuge as the 557th refuge in the […]
The water slides at Woodstock Water Works are back in operation as of July and for the remainder of the 2013 season after being closed June 13 due to a citation by the Illinois Department of Public Health. A spring inspection by the IDPH had deemed a grate cover for the drain pipes that served […]
Bull Valley’s Hank Zbierski didn’t plan on owning and operating a prestigious satellite broadcasting company, but the IsoTropic Networks owner seems to be content with the course his life has taken. “Broadcasting has always been my love,” he said. Located on 21 acres in rural Lake Geneva, Wis., the facility appears at first glance to […]
Renovation and construction is underway at Woodstock School District 200 facilities, including work on a grant-funded project to create a planned health clinic at Woodstock North High School. A federal grant of $86,654 from the School-Based Health Center Capital Program is being used to cover the cost of outfitting a health clinic at WNHS. 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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