‘Not the outcome we hoped’
July 31, 2026
Imagine a couple from out of town checks into Woodstock’s downtown hotel in plenty of time to freshen up before dinner on the Square. After dinner, it’s a short walk […]
Imagine a couple from out of town checks into Woodstock’s downtown hotel in plenty of time to freshen up before dinner on the Square. After dinner, it’s a short walk […]
At the end of the City Council’s June 16 public hearing on a proposed third tax increment financing district, which would facilitate development of the former Die Cast factory site, […]
Is it too early to begin talking about what kind of public art should be placed in the three traffic roundabouts that will be built as part of the widening […]
Two stories reported recently in The Independent made us feel especially good about the state of education in our community. One involved the great success of the Woodstock School District […]
Take some time to look over the 140-page draft of a new Downtown Development Plan and you will see the consultants with The Lakota Group got to know the city […]
Nearly 30 years after demolition of the 19th-century Die Cast factory, is Woodstock finally close to an agreement to fully develop the 10-acre site? That appears to be the case […]
Running restaurant hard; this law makes it harder I own several restaurants in Peoria, where I spend long hours managing a team and doing everything I can to keep the […]
Several months ago in this column, we admitted to some anxiety over the proposed hotel in downtown Woodstock, for which the City Council had approved a redevelopment agreement with Wisconsin […]
I was going to focus this Declarations on the wonder of holiday traditions and share my mother’s soft caramels recipe with you, but that can wait until next year. Or […]
By Janet Dovidio This week, we celebrate the uniquely American holiday of Thanksgiving, a day whose centerpiece is the gathering of family and friends to share a special meal. I […]
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.