The Oct. 9 explosion levels one house (left) and caused a fire that destroyed the house next door. (Independent file photo by Ken Farveer)
Shortly after 2:30 p.m. Oct. 9, a Woodstock firefighter was walking east on Lincoln Avenue west of Tryon Street, where streets had been closed while the odor of gas was […]
Subscribe or Login to continue reading this quality article by The Woodstock Independent
Read everything we have to offer for just $6 per month
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
On Monday, August 3, 2026, at 2:55 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded to the intersection of U…
Imagine a couple from out of town checks into Woodstock’s downtown hotel in plenty of time to freshen up before dinner on the Square. After dinner, it…
By Larry Loughnews@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock has a new tax increment financing district that’s intended to breathe life into the former Di…
