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Retail incubator to offer space in Old Courthouse

Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Applications are sought through March 31 for the inaugural group in the city of Woodstock’s retail incubation program, The 101.  Under the program, a physical retail experience […]

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City staff adds new economic development manager

Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock has hired an economic development manager as an ambassador for the city’s business community and a project manager for city government’s economic development efforts. According to […]

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Woodstock can’t outgrow its charm

By Eileen Millard We have never had a roundabout inside Woodstock city limits; now we have one. This large, very visible sign of change got me to thinking about change […]

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Reusable shopping bags back!

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 […]

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Prolonged drought brings local water restrictions

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 […]

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