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 […]
Downtown restaurants don’t need another tax I read in The Independent that Woodstock is going to charge restaurants for their use of public sidewalks and parking spaces for outdoor dining. […]
Woodstock’s plan for an inclusive playground with an intergenerational focus received a boost last week with a $600,000 grant through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. “This is huge,” said […]
By Eileen Millard news@the woodstockindependent.com Although new housing starts are currently slow in Woodstock, the city’s 2019 Downtown Development Plan has a goal to double the number of housing units […]
Let’s say that, at the least, the optics are bad. That is, it just doesn’t look good to be spending more than $100,000 a month on unforeseen expenses associated with […]
Woodstock bars and restaurants that want sections of public sidewalks and parking spaces used for outside seating will now need to get a permit from the city and pay a […]
MobCraft Beer of Milwaukee wants to borrow from Woodstock’s revolving loan fund to set up its new micro-brewery and taproom on the lower level of the Sheriff’s House. Makity Make […]
One electronic system will control access to several city government buildings, and an interior surveillance system could be linked to it. The City Council last week approved a contract for […]
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.
