With Election Day 2022 just about four weeks away, candidates for the 2023 consolidated election already are getting out petitions to qualify to run for City Council, Board of Education, […]
Metra riders will see a little of the old Woodstock train station in the newly remodeled southeast end of the depot that was opened last week to morning commuters. Benches […]
To create a comprehensive plan for growth and development in Woodstock for the next 20 years, the community will have to reconcile related but competing issues. Resources will need to […]
Imagine the possibilities. That thought must have driven the vision for what the project underway at the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House promises for Woodstock. And as the total expense […]
Woodstock’s new events facility in the Old Courthouse is now booking weddings, parties, and more – 18 months from now. Final details of construction and renovation work at the Old […]
Woodstock’s new executive director for business development has a plan to improve public communication from city government while developing a “cohesive” branding strategy in marketing what the city offers. “It’s […]
Five years ago this month, the Woodstock City Council was wrestling with how to move forward with the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House. Sound familiar? You can read about the […]
Adding an estimated $5 million in costs to renovate of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House for civic and commercial tenants brought no response last week from members of the […]
Things have been falling into place that should allow Woodstock to begin work this fall on the city’s first traffic roundabout. City officials had hoped to begin construction two years […]
“Multiple” potential investors are interested in Woodstock’s plan to create new civic and commercial spaces in the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House, the City Council was told last week during […]
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.
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