City officials stayed close to home in choosing a new managing director for the 129-year-old Woodstock Opera House. Daniel A. Campbell, interim director since Managing Director John Scharres retired in […]
No new cases of Legionnaires’ disease have occurred since July 1, although three additional cases came from outside the county, the McHenry County Department of Health reported late last week. […]
Woodstock schools are likely to have an increased police presence when classes resume Aug. 16. The D-200 School Board was expected to formalize a request Tuesday night for a second […]
Wonder Lake is among the communities where a diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease has recently been made, the McHenry County Department of Health reported this morning. In a news release Tuesday, […]
Call it the annual Woodstock Folk Festival – with a bonus. Eight featured performers from the U.S. and Canada, with styles ranging from traditional folk to jazz, blues, swing, folk-rock, […]
McHenry County Department of Health reported Tuesday morning that nine county residents were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease between June 7 and July 1. Those people are from various county localities […]
Woodstock residents enjoy many benefits of living in the county seat, including having the McHenry County Fairgrounds right in their own backyard. The 80-acre fairgrounds hosts myriad activities throughout the […]
More than a dozen Woodstock area projects are part of an $11 billion state plan for road and bridge improvements for fiscal years 2019-2024. Nearly $69.5 million worth of work […]
The boot is back – this time in red, white and blue glory. After some 15 years in storage, the patriotic-looking boot is again out front of Woodstock Farm & […]
During a 10-day period in early May, the Woodstock Police Department reported making 16 arrests. The home address for eight of them was listed as “transient.” In a word more […]
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.
