By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com Over the course of the planning and construction of the Lake Avenue roundabout at Madison and South streets, public comment on Woodstock social media frequently included remarks […]
Nearly six years ago, a speeding red car hit and killed a pedestrian on Route 14 near Lake Shore Drive on Woodstock’s east side.Police released a blurry photo of the […]
Revisions to plans for enhanced landscaping and lighting along a widened Route 47 through Woodstock have cut about $2.7 million in city expenses from the project as the city prepares […]
Staff Reportnews@the woodstockindependent.com State acquisition of land is underway for the 3-mile widening and improvement of Route 47 through Woodstock.That means the only thing standing in the way of final engineering […]
Work to widen Route 47 through Woodstock could see shovels in the ground by late 2021. The project got a boost in the waning days of the 2019 Illinois Legislature […]
Widening and improvement of Route 47 through Woodstock is only $120 million from reality. That’s the figure city officials discussed with staffers of the Illinois Department of Transportation during a […]
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