Two men were arrested in unincorporated Wonder Lake in connection with a burglary at a grocery store. Tim R. Cotten, 26, Shawano, Wis., and Christopher L. Martin Jr., 19, Lake […]
Illinois has nearly 7,000 units of local government, and last week, Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti visited Woodstock to thank two of them for cutting costs by working together. McHenry County’s […]
Closing Dean Street Elementary School is among the recommendations that will be presented to the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education next month. Superintendent Mike Moan presented the final […]
The Woodstock City Council closed a loophole that could have allowed some gas stations to receive video gambling licenses. The city amended its Unified Development Ordinance April 4 to create […]
A Woodstock Police officer arrested in February for allegedly driving drunk while off duty has quit the force. Michael E. Niedzwiecki, who was a WPD patrol officer at the time […]
Every household in Woodstock soon will receive a fabric shopping bag as part of a city-led initiative that eventually could expand to include a charge for plastic bags at Woodstock […]
The reconstruction of Route 47 through Woodstock is moving forward, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. The second part of the three-phase project to widen the highway has been […]
The McHenry County Fair Association recently purchased 11.36 acres of land on Sharon Drive, contiguous to the fairgrounds. The purchase price was $142,075. According to McHenry County Fair Association Board […]
Two traffic accidents in the same spot sent five people to the hospital over the course of several days. The intersection of Hartland Road and Highway 14 in rural Woodstock […]
Incumbent Brian Sager was re-elected to his fourth term as Woodstock mayor, handily beating challengers Michael Rein and Gregg Hanson in the consolidated election April 4. Sager garnered 58.97 percent […]
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.
