If a lot of uncertainty hovers over the ongoing remodeling of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House, at least the design of a new back entrance seems to be settled. […]
Local restaurants are in a “rough situation.” That’s the assessment of Dan Hart, owner of D.C. Cobb’s on Main Street and a former Woodstock city councilman. Food delivery and pickup […]
Woodstock School District 200 will monitor a new school metrics dashboard to determine whether schools will reopen Oct. 19. The public can check it out, too. According to a news […]
Where COVID-19 metrics stand on Oct. 16 will determine whether students in Woodstock School District 200 return to in-school instruction on the 19th. “If for some reason it goes red,” […]
The Woodstock Independent emailed short questionnaires to candidates in contested local races to solicit information that might help voters. Candidates who responded have their replies and photos printed in this […]
Woodstock residents of all ages are invited to submit ideas that can help the city establish priorities for community improvements to create an “age friendly, livable community.” According to a […]
The “Thanks for 24 great years” message on the sign outside the shuttered Colemans Tavern & Grill at 823 Lake Ave. has been a forlorn reminder over the past nine […]
If you boarded a Metra train in Woodstock during the past six months without a ticket to ride, you were in the clear. Union Pacific conductors on the Northwest line […]
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.
