Christina Betz had good news and bad news about construction of what she called the “Madison Street” roundabout at Lake Avenue and South Street. The work, which has closed a […]
Bad news: Woodstock’s first traffic roundabout will cost $50,000 more than expected. Good news: The city won’t have to pay all of that. The City Council last week approved a […]
How will drivers get into downtown Woodstock this summer? That is a concern of Woodstock Square Business Connection, a seven-month-old group of downtown business owners. At last week’s City Council […]
Motorists weary of dodging potholes on Woodstock’s streets will soon have lots of other obstacles to steer around. Construction season will mean lots of street closures this summer. The game […]
What was almost a short meeting of the Woodstock City Council last week lasted nearly two hours after citizens asked for additional consideration of four items on the lengthy agenda. […]
Bids will be received this week for what is expected to be more than $13 million in Woodstock street improvements this year. Christina Betz, the city’s director of Public Works, […]
Back in the 1950s, Hunt’s Service Station was a landmark with neon lights on two sides of the building in what was among the most highly trafficked intersections in Woodstock, […]
Things have been falling into place that should allow Woodstock to begin work this fall on the city’s first traffic roundabout. City officials had hoped to begin construction two years […]
Two potential cannabis growing operations have received the go-ahead from the Woodstock City Council. And a proposal for a third is on its way. VISE Partners proposes building a 39,200-square-foot […]
By Brittany Keeperman Illinois Department of Transportation has begun surveying properties along Route 47 for acquisition as it moves forward with its project to widen and improve the highway through […]
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