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March 13, 2023
Downtown restaurants don’t need another tax I read in The Independent that Woodstock is going to charge restaurants for their use of public sidewalks and parking spaces for outdoor dining. […]
Downtown restaurants don’t need another tax I read in The Independent that Woodstock is going to charge restaurants for their use of public sidewalks and parking spaces for outdoor dining. […]
Thanks to a grant from the District 200 Education Foundation, local students have the tools they need to independently calm themselves in times of stress. Westwood Elementary School psychologist Cathy […]
With Sweet Reds Patisserie and Café’s grand opening last week, the Woodstock Square once again has a local bakery in the middle of the 100 block of North Benton Street […]
Woodstock’s plan for an inclusive playground with an intergenerational focus received a boost last week with a $600,000 grant through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. “This is huge,” said […]
By Eileen Millard news@the woodstockindependent.com Although new housing starts are currently slow in Woodstock, the city’s 2019 Downtown Development Plan has a goal to double the number of housing units […]
By NIKA SCHOONOVERCapitol News Illinoisnschoonover@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday highlighted a proposed grant program that would direct $70 million a year over the next three years to […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Woodstock will get a maximum $600,000 grant as part of $60 million in state funding announced Wednesday to help local governments develop public parks […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock has hired an economic development manager as an ambassador for the city’s business community and a project manager for city government’s economic development efforts. According to […]
Beef, pork, chicken, eggs, cheese, honey, pancake mix, candles, jams, ice cream, and more can be found at Bull Valley Farm Country Store at Route 120 and Thompson Road. The […]
City Council members are pushing back on the escalating costs of remodeling the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House. But despite their questions and concerns at last week’s council meeting, members […]
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.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.