Citizens have privacy concerns, but mostly wary of contract with Flock Safety GroupBy Larry Lough larry@thewoodstockindependent.com After more than two hours of discussion, the City Council decided it couldn’t decide […]
With a heightened sense of security and a visible presence from the Woodstock Police Department for this year, the Mexican Independence Day celebration on the Woodstock Square kicked off this […]
Woodstock Shows It Spirit For Halloween and Trunk-or-Treat on the Square.
“People came in and they bought stuff” is how Jennifer Jorgensen, manager of operations at Studio D, summarized the holiday-buying season. Most retailers on the Woodstock Square who spoke to […]
By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock’s Park in the Square will benefit from the same state of Illinois funding that is moving many Opera House renovation projects along this year and […]
With Sweet Reds Patisserie and Café’s grand opening last week, the Woodstock Square once again has a local bakery in the middle of the 100 block of North Benton Street […]
“Chicago area, we’ve got this,” NBC5 traffic and news reporter Kye Martin said. “Woodstock has the Merriest Main Street – there is no debate whatsoever.” For the second time in […]
After more than a month of ferrying carloads of merchandise to Woodstock from her Ridgefield store, Deb Corcoran opened the door to The Peacock Shoppe at 120 N. Benton St. […]
I moved to Woodstock in 1984 after stumbling across a real estate ad in a national magazine for an original log cabin built in 1838. I met with the owners […]
For the first time since 2019, the Woodstock Folk Festival will be an in-person event on the Square this coming weekend, the 37th annual affair. The festival, from noon to […]
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.
