“Here is your new Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) prepaid debit card issued by Key Bank,” says the letter attached to the plastic card. “Convenient access to your funds.” […]
After five months of remote learning, students in Woodstock School District 200 will be able to return to in-class instruction Feb. 1. The Board of Education voted 7-0 Tuesday to […]
When Woodstock police stopped the car of a 20-year-old Woodstock man shortly after midnight on Dec. 19, they were prepared to ticket him for driving without a light for his […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Health officials say they’re making good progress in vaccinating priority groups and getting close to expanding the pool of people to get the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. […]
Some Woodstock businesses have been “horribly affected” by COVID-19, City Councilman Jim Prindiville said. Some are getting “absolutely crushed,” Deputy Mayor Mike Turner agreed. That financial hardship suffered by local […]
Although the main attractions on the consolidated election playbill April 6 will hold no drama, you will find competing characters elsewhere on the 2021 ballot. Woodstock has just one candidate […]
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