Progress report on Emricson pickleball and intergenerational park By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com According to Woodstock Parks and Recreation Director Mike Pentecost, the eight new outdoor pickleball courts at Emricson Park […]
TIF incentives sealed the deal By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The Woodstock City Council unanimously approved a redevelopment agreement at the August 6 meeting for Kebb CS-WK, LLC to build a […]
New Community Alert System offers fire, weather, closure alerts By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The city of Woodstock is now partnering with Everbridge, a critical notification system that sends residents real-time […]
Third annual Resident Survey open now to August 15 By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com Woodstock’s annual Resident Survey is available online until Aug. 15. It’s the place to let elected officials […]
On Saturday, July 27, the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District was called to the scene of a reported motorcycle crash with injuries at the intersection of Garden Valley and Franklinville Roads which […]
The McHenry County Fair runs July 30 to Aug. 4 in Woodstock By Tricia Carzolinews@the woodstockindependent.com It’s county fair time in Illinois. McHenry County Fair begins in less than a […]
Council amendment adds solar farm setbacks along arterial roads By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com Changing attitudes about the best use of land along arterial roads leading into Woodstock resulted in a […]
Remodeling project at the AmericInn heads toward the finish line By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Quietly, so you might not yet have noticed it, the former Best Western at 990 […]
Gavers Community Cancer Foundation Barndance set to break $10 million dollars-raised mark By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com Gavers Community Cancer Foundation Barndance is almost synonymous with summer itself. For 24 years, […]
Anne Victoria Perez begins a year reigning over Woodstock By Sandy Kucharskinews@the woodstockindependent.com Senior year can be an exciting and enlightening time for high school students as they prepare to […]
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.
