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Bus drops migrants at Woodstock train station; city arranges to send them to Chicago for access to services

December 30, 2023

Woodstock could become the latest McHenry County community to take action designed to prevent buses from dumping migrants in town after that very thing happened Saturday. The City Council will meet in a special session at 5 p.m. Tuesday to consider an ordinance that would establish a $10,000 fine plus $750-a-passenger assessment against bus companies that dump migrants […]

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Congressman recommends Woodstock rail yard funding among community projects in federal budget

April 19, 2023

Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock is in line to get $5 million in the fiscal year 2024 federal budget toward the moving of Metra’s rail yard to the west side of the city. U.S. Rep. Bill Foster announced his support for that project among 15 community funding requests for his 11th Congressional District. They are part of the […]

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Popping up this spring: Things (retail and otherwise) developing around Woodstock

April 5, 2022

As the weather turns – slowly – from winter to spring, several projects are underway in and around Woodstock. By summer, the business landscape will have a new look. Train station arrival As reported in last week’s issue of The Independent, MBI Staffing, an information technology firm located at 227 W. Judd St., will open […]

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