News Briefs
August 17, 2021
Capital campaign to help fund new grocery store Food Shed Co-op’s campaign to raise $1.75 million in two months is underway through Oct. 15 to finance construction of a new […]
Capital campaign to help fund new grocery store Food Shed Co-op’s campaign to raise $1.75 million in two months is underway through Oct. 15 to finance construction of a new […]
Farm-to-table is one of the fastest growing food trends in the U.S., but what exactly does it mean? Having a farm-to-table dinner means the food you’re eating never finds itself […]
Woodstock streets will get $12 million worth of work next year as the city resumes the aggressive street improvement program that was interrupted this year by the COVID-19 pandemic. And […]
The McHenry County Fair last week resumed its annual summer celebration after a one-year hiatus. Ken Bauman, president of the Fair Association Board, and Rich Tobias, vice president, said the […]
A woman’s body was found the afternoon of Aug. 4 after a smoky fire in a Woodstock apartment complex in the 500 block of McHenry Avenue. Firefighters with the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, […]
César Artemio González-Navarro, mayor of Guadalupe, Zacatecas, in Mexico, extended an invitation to Mayor Mike Turner and the Woodstock City Council to attend his inauguration next month. Navarro visited Woodstock […]
Rep. Underwood to host town hall Aug. 9 at MCC Congresswoman Lauren Underwood will have an in-person town hall Monday, Aug. 9, in McHenry County. The 90-minute event will begin […]
Parishioners at St. Mary Catholic Church in Woodstock selected two recipients for their 2021 Catholic Women of Inspiration awards. Kriss Liebetrau represents the English-speaking community, while Miriam Castaneda is honored […]
Community members are invited to join this weekend’s scavenger hunt fundraiser to enable Senior Care Volunteer Network to continue providing essential services to area seniors, which it has done for […]
See a video of the BolaWrap training at the Woodstock Police Department. The Woodstock Police Department will soon adopt a new device designed to safely and painlessly immobilize non-compliant, non-responsive […]
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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