Spring and summer food donations bring many pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to the Woodstock Food Pantry. Through the year the pantry received many shelf stable donations from individuals, […]
Two local Girl Scout leaders recently “had a blast” at the 2023 Girl Scouts of the USA convention in Orlando. This was the third experience for both Denise Mercuri and […]
Property tax payments may be made many ways McHenry County property owners have their second installment of property taxes for 2023 due by Tuesday, Sept. 12. In a news release, […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Perennials will be on parade again this weekend in the Woodstock Public Library parking lot for the annual fall plant sale of Friends of the Library. “Plant […]
SOAR@Dorr “continues to amaze me,” says Dorr Township Supervisor Sue Brokaw, who hosts the local senior center. She give Director Laura Wasserman the credit. “What started out as pinochle and […]
St. Mary Catholic Church in Woodstock named Linda Mokry and Margarita Jaramillo as its 2023 Women of Inspiration. Every year each Catholic parish in the McHenry County Deanery of the […]
Rachel Rowell, widow of Marian Cenral Catholic High School 2005 graduate Mike Rowell, along with Mike’s family, organized a food drive held the weekend before the third anniversary of his […]
When the band Broken Robots starting filling the Park in the Square with its bass-heavy sound shortly after noon Sunday, about 100 people were milling around a dozen tables and […]
County Board clears way for several solar farms Solar farms in the Woodstock area have been approved by the McHenry County Board after having previously been recommended by the county […]
How did you do, Photo Detectives? The building pictured above is located at 245 McHenry Ave., at the northwest corner of Routes 120 and 47. The spot was nicknamed Six […]
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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