The city of Woodstock is using a survey to ask the public for help in identifying community needs. This the first public survey of its kind for community members to […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to live a more environmentally friendly lifestyle (and it should be!), several opportunities locally will help you stick to […]
Two new executive directors were hired over two days last week from within two blocks of City Hall as Woodstock restructured its city government. Danielle Gulli, president of the Woodstock […]
Staff Report news@the woodstockindependent.com A newly furnished drop-in senior community center has hired a full-time manager who will start next month as the joint venture between Dorr Township and the […]
When Woodstock enacted a bag fee Jan. 1, 2020, it was a pre-emptive strike. The Illinois Legislature had appeared to be on the verge of creating a statewide fee for […]
With northeast Illinois suffering a severe drought, Woodstock city officials have enacted a “mandatory” restriction on outside water use, the second of four levels of restrictions. Depending one the last […]
New mayor sees growth, development as path out of pandemic
Dr. Brian Sager won’t soon be forgotten in Woodstock. People will be able to drive down Main Street, which now bears the honorary name of Dr. Brian Sager Way, as […]
Unlike the downtown-centric TIF 1, TIF2 stretches east to Route 47, south to Lake Avenue, and east toward Walmart.
Demand for year-round use of Emricson Park’s walking path is causing city officials to rethink its snow-removal plan for city properties. And if Woodstock wants to be an “age-friendly” community, […]
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