By Destiny Seaton The recent holidays mean many households are inundated with excess expanded polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam. Luckily for McHenry County, the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County runs […]
Woodstock North solar project hits price snag That solar farm planned to serve the energy needs of Woodstock North High School is going to take longer to build than expected. […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com More than 1,875 acres of contiguous land in Hartland Township is now permanently protected from development. The McHenry County Conservation Foundation announced last week it had bought […]
Vote-by-mail applications due March 14 for primary Registered voters in McHenry County who want to receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the March 19 presidential primary can now apply for one. […]
Photo Detectives, your last mystery should have been relatively easy to solve, an early Christmas gift from our intrepid Chief Photo DetectiveMaggie Crane. The Shell station was located at 850 […]
When Kellyn Vandewalker’s life changed in 2020 after having her nose nearly bitten off by a dog, she said she knew deep in her soul that God would use the […]
By Destiny Seaton You may remember, last year the Environmental Defenders were able to get 13 villages, cities, townships, and parks to sign up for the 2022 National Wildlife Federation’s […]
“United we stand. Divided we fall.” – Winston Churchill, among others Welcome to the final days of December 2023. For many of us, it’s a time when we look ahead […]
Voters will get to decide funding for mental health McHenry County voters will have another reason to vote in the primary election in March even if the ballot contains few […]
Compiled by Eileen Millard We thought we’d revive an old tradition of The Independent this year by sharing some of our favorite holiday recipes with you. Read below as newspaper staff members […]
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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