By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com The agenda for the May 12 meeting of the D-200 Board of Education was a mixture of recognizing recent accomplishments and looking to the upcoming school year. […]
By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock has a new Wayfinding Master Plan to help people unfamiliar with the city to get where they intend to go and to know where they are […]
“He was a good Catholic, a good family man, a good lawyer, and most of all, a really nice guy.” That’s how Jim Campion’s best friend, Jack Darby, described him […]
By Susan W. Murraynews@thewoodstockindependent.com One chapter of the Hearthstone story has now closed. During the last week of April, Hearthstone Community – the assisted living apartment building, the skilled nursing […]
Two people – including a Lake County sheriff’s deputy – were taken to the hospital last week after the officer’s patrol car left the road and hit a utility pole […]
By Kevin Lyons District 200 Assistant Principal John Liuzzi, who has spent his entire career in Woodstock School District 200, will assume the principal position at Woodstock High School this […]
By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com Congratulations were in order when the Woodstock District 200 Board of Education, at its April 28 meeting, promoted one of its employees. As part of the consent […]
Water, sewer rates increased; AFA redevelopment agreement to increase investment By Larry LoughLarry@thewoodstockindependent.com The city of Woodstock has a new budget, and, perhsps for the first time ever, the City […]
D-200 board votes to hold off on adjustments to school start/end times until 2027-28 By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com At its April 14 meeting, the Woodstock District 200 Board of Education continued […]
Several vehicles were damaged but no injuries were reported in the Woodstock Culver’s parking lot Saturday afternoon after a car went airborne off U.S.14. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock […]
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.
