Just a week after deciding to lift the cap of 25 video gambling licenses in Woodstock, the City Council started the process of pushing it to 27. In a 7-0 […]
Woodrow Wilson’s vice president, Thomas Riley Marshall, might have believed that “What this country needs is a really good five-cent cigar,” but Guy Spinelli would prefer that the country get […]
In the second half of June, Kim Keefe served as the agent for four home sales in Wonder Lake. The three transactions in which the agent with Keefe Real Estate […]
It was only a conceptual plan. For a possible development. And it was merely a preliminary review. “We’re not approving a final plan,” Mayor Mike Turner said during last week’s […]
Woodstock could have a site plan in 30 to 60 days for an eastside development that would include a hotel, two drive-thru restaurants, and 150 apartments in two buildings. REV […]
When Chop Suey Hut’s dining room reopened in mid-June, co-owner Esther Theofanous said her biggest satisfaction was “being able to see everyone’s smiling faces.” After the stay-at-home order took effect […]
While Paul Letizia and his partners are still in contention, along with about 500 other applicants, for one of 75 pending state of Illinois recreational marijuana retail licenses, it’s unlikely […]
“Rain makes grain.” Farmer Jay Hansen quotes the adage while surveying the corn growing in his family’s field along Route 47, across from Allendale Road. He gestures to the spot […]
At this time next summer, a freestanding Aldi at Lake Avenue and American Way – across from American Community Bank – should be open for business. The Food Shed Co-op […]
For commitment to and participation in local service groups and community events, attorney Jim Campion of Woodstock has received the McHenry County Bar Association’s 2021 Distinguished Service award. The award […]
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.
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