Woodstock residents can keep up with doings of their city government, but it’s not always easy. The City Council, our executive and legislative body, generally meets twice a month (first […]
As we review the April 1 Consolidated Election of local government officials, the good news is that more than 35,000 McHenry County residents voted. The really bad news is that […]
As a community newspaper, The Woodstock Independent prides itself in giving readers good news about the good things done by the good people of Woodstock to make our city a […]
Citizens of Woodstock are understandably divided over the city’s legal hardball to take private property for public parking a block off the Square. The city undeniably needs more parking in […]
Metra officials were in Woodstock this March just as they were in March 2024, with their maps and charts, explaining plans for a new layover yard and maintenance facility off […]
You should have everything you need to cast an informed vote in next week’s election of a voting majority of the seven-member Woodstock City Council. Mayor Mike Turner, who is […]
We were happy to see the news release the city of Woodstock sent out the afternoon of Friday, March 7. In the news business, Friday afternoon news releases from public […]
We assume common sense will prevail if federal authorities try to involve local police in any immigration enforcement operations in Woodstock. Despite some federal officials’ characterizations of immigrants as rapists […]
Woodstock has been good business for consultants. Our latest roll started in 2022 with the hiring of Chicago firm Houseal Lavigne for $138,000 to help the city to upgrade its […]
Even though it wasn’t a perfect solution, the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education voted 5-2 at its Jan. 14 meeting to commit to building a 590 kWh solar […]
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.
