News Briefs
June 22, 2021
House infrastructure bill has Woodstock rail yard Engineering costs of $4 million to move the rail yard of Metra’s northwest line from Crystal Lake to Woodstock has made the first […]
House infrastructure bill has Woodstock rail yard Engineering costs of $4 million to move the rail yard of Metra’s northwest line from Crystal Lake to Woodstock has made the first […]
By Janet Dovidionews@thewoodstockindependent.com St. Mary physical education teacher Bob Slatter retired in May – for the second time.Slatter previously taught elementary and junior high PE in the Cary district for […]
By Janet Dovidionews@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central Catholic School staff and students bid farewell to physical education teacher Erin Carver, who retired after 30 years at the school.“Many students have been impacted […]
Not many men receive the Roman Catholic sacrament of Holy Orders. One 2013 Marian Central Catholic High School graduate recently did. After eight years of seminary, the Rev. John McFadden […]
More than 200 people and vendors converged in Woodstock Square on June 5 for Woodstock’s Food Truck Festival, kicking off the unofficial start of the summer season. The six-hour event […]
City to reinstate single-use bag charge Aug. 1 Woodstock’s fee on disposable bags at large local retailers will be reinstated under a proposal approved Tuesday night by the City Council. […]
With northeast Illinois suffering a severe drought, Woodstock city officials have enacted a “mandatory” restriction on outside water use, the second of four levels of restrictions. Depending one the last […]
Those of us who call McHenry County home have inherited a number of high-quality water resources, including lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands, as well as several different groundwater aquifers that […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Engineering costs of $4 million to move the rail yard of Metra’s northwest line from Crystal Lake to Woodstock has made the first cut in Congress. A […]
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.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.