How should Woodstock spend the $3.4 million it is getting through the pandemic-inspired American Rescue Plan from the federal government? How about something immediately visible, like a splash pad at […]
Third time was the charm for property at 217 W. Judd St. to come before the Historic Preservation Commission, which has voted to recommend a certificate of appropriateness on the […]
As the COVID-19 pandemic seeped into the United States, the Chicago Tribune’s chief theater critic, Chris Jones, wrangled permission from his bosses to travel to New York to see the […]
All of the loose parts and moving pieces are coming together on restoring and reusing the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House. That includes the final price tag: $12 million. “This […]
Some streets in downtown Woodstock will be closed during parts of the day this week to allow for filming of a nationally televised Toyota commercial for the coming holiday season. […]
Final price tag is $12 million for restoration and renovation of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House for new civic and commercial uses. “This is our best estimate,” city Finance […]
The Hat is Back on the Square. After the annual Witches and Wizards festival went virtual in 2020, the event will return for a fifth year next month to the […]
Woodstock is about to get the kind of nationwide exposure it hasn’t seen since “Groundhog Day” was released 30 years ago. “5G is putting a whole new Woodstock on the […]
Six years after its creation, Woodstock’s Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House Advisory Commission had its last meeting – and one final disagreement. The commission was created in October 2015 as […]
Each year, the most somber part of the observance of International Overdose Awareness Day is the reading of the names of attendees’ family and friends who have died as the […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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Within the next month, Barrington resident Doug McConnell will attempt to accomplish something that only 47 people older…
Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…
