By Susan W. Murraynews@thewoodstockindependent.com If those who are once burned are twice shy, then it’s understandable that members of the Woodstock City Council repeatedly asked the two potential developers of […]
Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com Mixteca Restaurant and Tequila Bar has closed after 25 years in Woodstock, but its former space at 1390 S. Eastwood Drive should not be vacant for long. The […]
By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com Two presentations on developing the long-vacant Die Cast factory site in Woodstock will be presented to the City Council next week by Chicago-area developers. Council members will […]
Things are developing in downtown Woodstock – but maybe not very fast. Proposed approval of a redevelopment agreement for the former Die Cast factory site has been among items listed […]
Newly rebuilt Dean Street will become something of a pilot project for Woodstock as it starts to realize goals of a 2009 Bicycle Master Plan and other later strategies for […]
Favorable bids will allow Woodstock to put an additional $1 million into street resurfacing. For some City Council members, it’s still not enough. Councilman Bob Seegers Jr. said poor roads […]
Incumbents in Woodstock won re-election Tuesday night, and women filled the two City Council seats that are being vacated by the only two females currently on the council. Three members […]
After an hour-long discussion, Woodstock City Council members were divided on whether to allow conversion of a former chiropractic office and home into six apartments. In a 5-2 vote, the […]
Voting by mail promises to deliver McHenry County ballots for the April 4 consolidated election in a way early voting isn’t. County Clerk Joe Tirio reported more than 27,000 registered […]
Odds are that if you read newspaper editorials like this one, you’re a voter. Overwhelming odds. And readers of newspapers like The Independent trust their local publications to look out […]
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.
