People who like the idea of a sculpture in the middle of Woodstock’s only traffic roundabout now have a way to support the project. Private fundraising is underway to supplement […]
By Lydia LaGue news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock Arts Commission is going back to the drawing board for a proposed art installation in the center of the city’s only traffic roundabout. Since […]
Lydia LaGue news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock Arts Commission will extend the deadline for proposals of an art installation at the city’s first traffic roundabout. During their June meeting last week, commission […]
What kind of artwork should Woodstock display in the center of the city’s first traffic roundabout? City officials have formally asked for ideas by issuing a 32-page RFP – Request […]
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 […]
By Eileen Millard news@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 […]
With no discussion, the City Council last week approved an additional $586,000 to the remodeling project of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House. The 26 change orders the council authorized […]
Did anything happen during 2022 in Woodstock that did more to affect the flow of daily life than construction of the city’s first circular intersection? That’s why you will see […]
As street construction projects around northern Illinois have been interrupted by a labor strike that has cut off supplies of materials, Woodstock has been spared – so far. “Not yet,” […]
Progress is often inconvenient, even messy. That pretty much describes Woodstock these days, where “construction zone” signs might reasonably be posted at the city limits as a warning. But that […]
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.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
