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MobCraft says Nov. 30 is last day of serving in Woodstock, new owners possible By Susan W. Murraynews@the woodstockindependent.com  In what can only be viewed as a setback for the […]

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‘We’re going to make it’

After the Oct. 9, 2023, gas explosion – a year of remembrance and recovery – Part 4 of a 4-part series By Susan W. Murraynews@the woodstockindependent.com The gas explosion that […]

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Nicor named as respondent in legal filing

Lawsuit filed against city and Visu-Sewer in last year’s gas explosion By Susan W. Murraynews@the woodstockindependent.com  On Oct. 9, one year after a natural gas explosion shook the neighborhood near […]

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Anytime can be your time to vote

What are you doing on or by Nov. 5. I hope voting is high on your list of things to do. But some of us have already cast our ballots, […]

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McHenry County expands early-voting sites for Nov. 5

INDEPENDENT STAFF REPORT Eleven additional early voting locations have opened across McHenry County for the Nov. 5  election.  McHenry County residents who are registered to vote now have 12 sites […]

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‘It doesn’t mean that no one was hurt’

After the Oct. 9, 2023, gas explosion – a year of remembrance and recovery – Part 3 of a 4-part series By Susan W. Murraynews@the woodstockindependent.com Three hours after the […]

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After the Oct. 9, 2023, gas explosion

A year of remembrance and recovery – Part 3 of 4 By Susan W. Murraynews@the woodstockindependent.com On Oct. 9, 2023, a Visu-Sewer crew using a root cutter to clear a […]

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Delaying the inevitable?

City Council postpones decision on 10-year garbage contract to Nov. 5 By Larry Loughnews@the woodstockindependent.com  After a lengthy discussion during a four-hour City Council meeting last week, council members decided […]

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‘I can still see the look on her face’

After the Oct. 9, 2023, gas explosion – a year of remembrance and recovery – Part 2 of a 4-part series By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com  On Oct. 9, 2023, […]

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Woodstock Winter Farmers Market to move

Starting in November, the winter market will be at All Seasons Orchard By Tricia Carzolinews@the woodstockindependent.com Change is inevitable. When Woodstock Farmers Market manager Kelly Sacco found out the McHenry […]

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