Nearly 30 years after demolition of the 19th-century Die Cast factory, is Woodstock finally close to an agreement to fully develop the 10-acre site? That appears to be the case […]
By Eileen Millardnews@thewoodstockindependent.com The city of Woodstock sent out an RFEI (Request For Expression of Interest) on Feb. 7 looking for developer interest after Chicago Hubs Realty pulled out of […]
By Larry Loughlarry@the woodstockindependent.com Development of the former Die Cast factory site will start over after Chicago Hubs Realty informed the city it could not obtain financing for its ambitious […]
Work on a senior housing development at the former Die Cast factory site in Woodstock would begin by September under a redevelopment agreement approved Tuesday by the City Council. The […]
By Eileen Millard news@the woodstockindependent.com Although new housing starts are currently slow in Woodstock, the city’s 2019 Downtown Development Plan has a goal to double the number of housing units […]
What does the new year promise for Woodstock? Lots, it seems. Based on what happened – and didn’t happen – in 2022, several things could come our way in 2023. […]
Woodstock has an “exclusive developer” for the former Die Cast factory site, but the plan of Chicago Hubs Realty is still early in development. The City Council last week formalized […]
Downtown decorations involved community effort II would like to thank all of our new contributors to the Woodstock Square Christmas decorations from Santa’s workshop. Ali Neff designed and built a […]
Ceding control of the former Die Cast factory site to a developer is on a tentative agenda for the City Council meeting Dec. 20. That’s a rather ambitious timeline, considering […]
Three proposals to develop the former Die Cast factory site in Woodstock give the City Council a choice among apples, oranges, and pears. The Marquee, Union Place, or Central Park? […]
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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