Larry Lough

Charred balcony railing and boarded up doors were common sights the morning after a fire late Nov. 12 caused one death and displaced more than 30 people at an apartment complex on the north side of Woodstock. Efforts to assist those displaced began the next day and took several forms, from donations of needed items to social media appeals. Independent Photo by Andrew Rousey

Four incumbents secure new school board terms months ahead of electionBy Larry Loughnews@the woodstockindependent.comVoters won’t have tough decisions to make for four seats up for election in April on the […]

Twenty-seven years after the Die Cast factory was demolished, 10 townhomes remain the only development on the 10-acre site. The green space around the townhouses is going to stay green for a while longer. Two years after the city chose Chicago Hubs Realty to develop a mix of senior housing, retail space, and a parking garage on the vacant land, the developer told the city it could not obtain financing for the project. Independent Photo by Andrew Rousey

Do you consider trash and garbage to be the same thing?They seem to have been used interchangeably during the recent public debate on Woodstock’s new 10-year agreement with refuse hauler […]

Alice I. Meyer passed away peacefully at Valley Hi Nursing and Rehab on Dec. 8, 2024. She was born on May 4, 1933, to Gustav and Avilda (Edson) Lundgren in […]

City mulls changes to mobile truck regs, sets property tax levyBy Larry Loughlarry@the woodstockindependentHow, when, and where food trucks can operate in Woodstock will get a thorough review by the […]

Final year of city’s enhanced streets improvement programBy Larry LoughLarry@the woodstockindependent.com Woodstock enters 2025, the fifth year of the city’s five-year, $55 million enhanced streets improvement program, with a plan to […]

JANUARYAs a new Congress was sworn in, Woodstock found itself in the 11th District, represented by veteran Democratic Congressman Bill Foster. For the previous decade, Woodstock was part of the […]

Everyone has harrowing stories about close encounters with bad drivers.We had a good discussion about that at last week’s meeting of The Independent’s news/editorial team. It’s a topic any driver […]

Land acquisition, rezoning, and possible new master plan occupy council meeting By Larry Loughnews@the woodstockindependent.comDowntown development dominated discussion during the only January meeting of the Woodstock City Council last week.The issues […]