Some older homes with lead service lines exceeded allowable limits for lead By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com All Woodstock water customers received a letter from the city last week concerning lead […]
By Larry LoughLARRY@the woodstockindependent.com Woodstock will get a downtown plan with specific “actionable” direction, the City Council was told last week. The council agreed to pay nearly $155,000 to The […]
When I think about people – friends, casual acquaintances, or even random strangers I spent just a few minutes with – I think about how they treated me, how they […]
A talk with police chief on accidents and trends By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The Woodstock Independent sat down with Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb to look at recent numbers on […]
Additional competition area is for field events By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The D-200 School Board last week approved an $88,000 change order to the existing $886,113.25 contract with Schroeder Asphalt […]
There’s an expression you may have heard of called “Midwest Nice.” It’s a lighthearted poke at us folks in the middle of the country for almost being too nice sometimes. […]
gets later start than expected By Larry Loughlarry@the woodstockindependent.com The start of early voting for the April 1 consolidated election has been postponed for 10 days – from March 7 […]
Plan Commission gives its OK to proposed move By Susan W. Murraynews@the woodstockindependent.com On Thursday night, the Woodstock Food Pantry began its journey of a thousand miles toward having a […]
Before February slips away from us and we get caught up in all that “early spring” weather Woodstock Willie told us to expect, we would like to make a few […]
PADS and Warp Corps help the homeless in McHenry County By Eileen Millardlarry@the woodstockindependent.com PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) and Warp Corps help homeless people in McHenry County year-round, […]
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.
