The rebates are coming! The rebates are coming! And they’re even bigger than originally promised. A proposal would return $15 million to McHenry County taxpayers from the reserve fund of […]
As soon as next month, you could be watching a live performance of the Royal National Theatre of London on the stage of the Woodstock Opera House. Well, not live […]
Widening and improvement of Route 47 through Woodstock is only $120 million from reality. That’s the figure city officials discussed with staffers of the Illinois Department of Transportation during a […]
For the first time ever, calls to the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District last year exceeded 5,000. That means call volume has more than doubled – 107 percent – since 2000, Capt. […]
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – As much of the state braces for brutally cold weather over the next few days, Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a disaster […]
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.
