Soon after the end of a forum at McHenry County College on increasing rainfall and flooding, Woodstock was hit last Wednesday with the second strong storm of the week, dumping […]
By Larry Lough larry@thewoodstockindependent Two ordinances that have been years in the making were scheduled to come before the Woodstock City Council Tuesday night. If approved, one ordinance will charge […]
After four days away from school while clean-up, construction, and utility crews worked to repair the damage from the Sept. 9 lightning strike, Marian Central Catholic High School students returned […]
At last, after four days to repair the major damage from Monday’s lightning strike, Marian Central Catholic High School will reopen after this weekend. Bishop David Malloy of the Diocese […]
Efforts to reopen Marian Central Catholic High School after a Monday night lightning strike hit the school suffered a setback on Thursday. The school will remain closed for a fourth […]
Students’ unexpected September holiday stretched into a third day Thursday at Marian Central Catholic High School as repairs continued on the building after a lightning strike to the school’s 30-foot […]
Amidst a powerful thunderstorm Monday, the west side of the bell tower at the Woodstock Opera House sustained a direct lightning hit around 4:30 p.m. The strike “blew out a […]
Sunday will see a Mexican Independence Day celebration like Woodstock has never seen before. For starters, it won’t be in a parking lot behind Flores Banquets on Throop Street. This […]
Lightning from Monday’s storm, which cascaded sheets of water on Woodstock, hit the chimney atop Marian Central Catholic High School, causing “quite extensive” damage, according to interim superintendent Vito DeFrisco. […]
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.
