T-Mobile will get to install antennas on the Square without putting up a fake water tower on top the building at 100 N. Benton St. The city’s Historic Preservation Commission […]
Work should be visible soon at the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House as demolition work inside and out is begun. But the complex project is working on a flexible timetable. […]
Woodstock might have been the intended setting after all. Despite Punxsutawney, Pa., being the setting of the Harold Ramis film “Groundhog Day,” screenplay writer Danny Rubin said he had imagined […]
Thirty years ago, Woodstock wasn’t represented by a groundhog mascot, many people in the community likely didn’t know what date Groundhog Day was, and no one certainly knew that a […]
While “Groundhog Day” director Harold Ramis and screenwriter Danny Rubin met in Chicago to go over small changes in the dialogue, a pair of Chicago-area actors were brought in to […]
On a recent frigid Wednesday afternoon, Marengo resident Laurie Matchiesen bought a ticket to see the Kurt Warner biopic “American Underdog” at Classic Cinemas in Woodstock. “I saw ‘Spider-Man’ already,” […]
Woodstock residents responding to an online survey suggested two primary uses for the city’s $3.4 million in federal pandemic-relief funds: more and better recreational facilities, and street improvements. Council members […]
Woodstock women who have celebrated their silver or golden wedding anniversaries might tell how they shopped at Hogan’s on Benton Street, Lady’s Choice in the Harding Real Estate complex on […]
When Liesl Olson delivers her presentation on the Chicago Avant-Garde at the Jan. 20 installment of the Creative Living Series, she will tell the stories of five women from the […]
We don’t have to accept gerrymandered districting I was very dismayed by the tone in “Saying goodbye to our U.S. representatives” (The Independent, Dec. 15). Let’s call congressional redistricting what […]
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.
