News Briefs
December 3, 2021
DAR donates books, nooks to Home of the Sparrow Members of the Woodstock Kishwaukee Trail National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution have installed shelving and donated 600 […]
DAR donates books, nooks to Home of the Sparrow Members of the Woodstock Kishwaukee Trail National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution have installed shelving and donated 600 […]
How would you feel about a water tower being erected on the Square, rising 68 feet above street level atop the building on the northeast corner of Jackson and Benton […]
Two-term U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood is still in the 14th Congressional District. But Woodstock is not. Although the district of the Democrat who has represented Woodstock for three years was […]
One local man celebrates 40 years of volunteering as Santa’s helper on the Woodstock Square. “Well, it’s actually 41 since I started in 1980,” John Cole said, “but I don’t […]
As any old house owner knows, remodeling can entail unpleasant surprises, delays, cost overruns, frustration, or headaches – and sometimes all of them. But remodeling also sends a signal of […]
A year after the Groundhog Days Committee scaled back the regularly scheduled events because of COVID-19, plans are underway for nearly a weeklong celebration. Groundhog Days Committee Chairman Rick Bellairs […]
Opera House window repairs involve asbestos Emergency repairs to six windows in the Opera House will cost nearly $70,000. The City Council last week approved the expense, which is high, […]
Steady growth and development in the Woodstock area has allowed local taxing units to cut their tax rates while increasing property tax levies. And those government units will get a […]
You might say that Kent Frisbie and Luke Lohmeyer have a thing for gas stations. For nearly 50 years, what is now Frisbie and Lohmeyer Insurance occupied a former Shell […]
When City Councilman Gordie Tebo suggested a new wooden train decoration for the holidays could be placed in front of the Woodstock Public House, it brought up the question of […]
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.