More than $375,000 in change orders for the Old Courthouse Center renovation will close the books on the project. Probably. City Council last week approved a ninth set of project […]
Outside the west entrance of the Old Courthouse Center, the American flag has been flapping in the breeze atop a pole that also flies the flag of the state of […]
Anyone who ventured onto the second floor of the Old Courthouse during the building’s renovation could not help but notice the 12-foot chandelier that sat on the floor awaiting installation. […]
Woodstock would be fortunate to have any one of the tenants who will occupy space in the Old Courthouse Center. To have them all is further evidence of Woodstock’s magic. […]
By Darrell Moore Woodstock city planner When I reached out to the Illinois State Historic Preservation Office earlier this year to get its perspective on the Old Courthouse Center rehabilitation […]
Maybe in a few years, nobody will remember how much it cost and how long it took to restore and remodel the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House to create Old […]
Old Courthouse Center is still seeking that elusive “substantial completion” date. “We’re very close,” Woodstock Mayor Mike Turner said last week before the start of a 90-minute media tour of […]
Renovation of the Old Courthouse Center should be complete by mid-July to allow an opening in early-to mid-August for the new commercial tenants, the Woodstock Historic Preservation Commission was told. […]
When the March 31 application deadline arrived for businesses to occupy the two new incubator spaces inside the renovated Old Courthouse, the city of Woodstock had received three applications. All […]
To understand the escalating costs involved with transforming the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House into a tourism magnet in downtown Woodstock, we must recall the wisdom of the late Donald […]
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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