Jerry. Ryan. Jessica. Frank. Names were shouted out, one after the other. Mike. Amy. Nate. Anthony. Some people would offer the names of two, three, four people they had known. […]
Six goals with objectives and tasks to achieve them are part of a new four-year strategic plan for the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District. The 34-page document was approved last week by […]
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on today signed the three final bills of the 599 sent to him by the Illinois General […]
Misunderstanding. Lack of communication. Those were words used to describe the recent conflict over funding for co-curricular programs in Woodstock School District 200. The issue arose last month during the […]
For months the guys at Holzlager Brewing Co. have been teasing potential customers with an opening date. “We’re getting close,” President Mario Cortez said last week as he and brewmaster […]
A mosquito batch collected last week from a mosquito trap in Harvard tested positive for West Nile virus, the McHenry County Department of Health reported today. According to a news […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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