By Andrew Celentanoand Mark Indyke This is the second of two columns by members of the former Woodstock Transportation Commission, which was recently disbanded. In any project that involves transportation […]
Money earmarked for 2023 street improvements in Woodstock will be used to cover higher-than-expected costs for work this year. Plote Construction of Hoffman Estates was the lowest of three bidders […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock’s third new executive director is the city’s second internal hire under its new local government organizational chart. Christina Betz, director of Public Works since October 2020, […]
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. […]
Chicago artist Mauricio Ramirez will create Woodstock’s newest mural on the 30-by-12 foot west wall of the building at 220 N. Benton St., in the block north of Judd Street. […]
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, […]
Twenty-one months after receiving a special use zoning permit to open a cannabis business in Woodstock, Six Labs Inc. last week won City Council approval to amend the permit to […]
Twenty-five years ago this week, demolition began at the abandoned Woodstock Die Cast factory site on Clay Street. Today, the land is targeted as the city’s best opportunity to develop […]
Woodstock didn’t learn a lot from Smart Growth America’s fiscal health analysis of the city. Amid the flattery over all the things we’ve done right and how well situated we […]
“Improvements to city streets, building a traffic roundabout, and spending $3.4 in pandemic-relief funds are part of Woodstock’s budget in 2022-23 that will be more than $20 million higher than […]
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