Things are developing in downtown Woodstock – but maybe not very fast.Proposed approval of a redevelopment agreement for the former Die Cast factory site has been among items listed since […]
Newly rebuilt Dean Street will become something of a pilot project for Woodstock as it starts to realize goals of a 2009 Bicycle Master Plan and other later strategies for […]
Favorable bids will allow Woodstock to put an additional $1 million into street resurfacing.For some City Council members, it’s still not enough.Councilman Bob Seegers Jr. said poor roads were the […]
Incumbents in Woodstock won re-election Tuesday night, and women filled the two City Council seats that are being vacated by the only two females currently on the council.Three members of […]
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 council […]
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 voters […]
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 for the […]
Downtown restaurants don’t need another taxI read in The Independent that Woodstock is going to charge restaurants for their use of public sidewalks and parking spaces for outdoor dining. The […]
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 Terry […]
By Eileen Millardnews@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 within a […]
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.
