City getting things done, planning more
May 23, 2022
An hour was barely enough time for Woodstock Mayor Mike Turner to cover all of the topics he wanted to discuss in his recent State of the City speech at […]
An hour was barely enough time for Woodstock Mayor Mike Turner to cover all of the topics he wanted to discuss in his recent State of the City speech at […]
By Larry Phillips Angelo’s for lunch on the Square, Blue Streak football on Friday nights; Chicago Dogs at Tommy’s Red Hots, the $3 special, Dairy Queen for summer ice cream […]
That special something that makes Woodstock something special was on display for much of 2021. Amazon Prime had a film crew in town for much of the summer to transform […]
Back in September when I photographed the filming of Toyota’s holiday TV commercial in Woodstock, I was wearing a T-shirt and jeans, but a tiny portion of the Square was […]
Woodstock shoppers will be able to “Shop, Save, and Win” again this year at locally owned independent retailers while the city tries to figure out the impact the program has […]
How should Woodstock spend the $3.4 million it is getting through the pandemic-inspired American Rescue Plan from the federal government? How about something immediately visible, like a splash pad at […]
All that flattery Woodstock is hearing from T-Mobile could go to a small town’s head. In announcing our city as the winner of the wireless company’s first nationwide “Hometown Techover” […]
Woodstock is about to get the kind of nationwide exposure it hasn’t seen since “Groundhog Day” was released 30 years ago. “5G is putting a whole new Woodstock on the […]
The quiet, residential streets of Woodstock will be the setting for the “Ride to Leave a Light On” – as a beacon for others – the evening of Saturday, Sept. […]
Woodstock is the winner of T-Mobile’s “Hometown Techover,” which will provide the city with $3 million for connectivity enhancements in the downtown and lots of other technology goodies. After being […]
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.
What do legendary NFL quarterbacks Steve Young, Dan Marino and Warren Moon have in common? They have all…
Within the next month, Barrington resident Doug McConnell will attempt to accomplish something that only 47 people older…
Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…
