Year-end figures compiled by Midwest Real Estate Data for 2017 show real estate sales in Woodstock continue to rise and the average sales price is on an upswing as well. […]
Woodstock School District 200 will sell its administrative office building on Judd Street, a move which follows one of the recommendations from a committee formed to review the district’s use […]
A 15-year veteran of the Woodstock Police Department was promoted to deputy chief of police this fall, making him the second person currently holding that rank in the department. Deputy […]
St. Mary School seventh-grader Rian Mecklenburg proved one person can make a difference in the lives of many when he organized a neighborhood food drive, netting 829 pounds of […]
Santa’s elves had a little help in the Woodstock and Wonder Lake area last week as thousands of volunteers worked to make the Christmas season a little brighter for families […]
Remains found in rural Jefferson County could be connected to the disappearance of a Woodstock woman, authorities announced Dec. 14. More than seven years after Woodstock’s Benedetta “Beth” Bentley went […]
Winter is here and the first snowfall of the season has already hit. ’Tis the season for Woodstock residents to review the city’s snow removal guidelines to avoid getting caught […]
A lumber supplier could receive a tax reimbursement from the city of Woodstock once a sales tax hike goes into effect. At a City Council meeting Dec. 5, officials discussed […]
The Woodstock City Council approved a property tax levy of about $8.35 million to finance its upcoming fiscal year. The tax levy, approved Dec. 5, does not include the inflationary […]
Users of a local public transit service will have more destination options when an intergovernmental agreement kicks in expanding McHenry County Dial-A-Ride. The village of Richmond and the townships of […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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