For nearly five years Woodstock has had a state-allowed maximum 3 percent sales tax on legalized sales of recreational cannabis in the city. So far the tax hasn’t raised a […]
Thank you for voting. You did vote in the primary election, didn’t you – early, by mail, or in-person on March 19?Even if you didn’t have a lot of decisions […]
Woodstock city officials seem to have landed on their feet when they landed the Village Squire ownership group to operate the restaurant on the lower level of the newly renovated […]
A heavy focus of Woodstock’s annual Community Survey involved what Woodstock could do to keep residents better informed of things going on inside and with city government. One suggestion that was […]
The fact that 9/11 falls on a newspaper publication day this year gave us all pause at The Independent. Staff members recalled what they were doing on September 11, 2001, […]
Woodstock updated its underage smoking ordinance at the August 6 City Council meeting to bring it into line with a 2019 Illinois state law that raised the legal age to […]
When the Woodstock Moose Lodge had its regular charity burger night in late February, funds raised were given to Hearthstone Communities.Those dollars, more than $1,800, couldn’t do much to help […]
Imagine sitting in a local taproom, enjoying a glass of cold craft beer, when in through the door comes a group of helmeted officers with police rifles and protective shields.Several […]
Voters in Woodstock don’t have a lot of reasons to go to the polls in the primary election March 19.That’s a good reason to apply (if you haven’t already) for […]
Just call Woodstock “The City That Plans.”You can see proof via the Comprehensive Plan link on the city’s homepage, woodstockil.gov.Open that link and prepare to be impressed – and overwhelmed.The […]
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.
