A 25-year-old Harvard man was arrested Oct. 16 following an incident with a pair of juveniles during a Halloween event at Plum Tree National, 19511 Lembcke Road. Fernando Sanchez-Mercado, of the 300 block of Admiral Drive, was arrested by deputies from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office at around 10:30 p.m. and charged with battery and […]
A 60-year-old Woodstock woman was arrested and charged Oct. 11 after police said she intentionally hit her estranged boyfriend with her vehicle. Blanche M. Slaten was charged with aggravated battery, a Class 3 felony, and two counts of domestic battery, Class A misdemeanors, following the incident near the Woodstock train depot, 90 Church St. The […]
The owner of a now-defunct Woodstock guitar school was charged with a felony after allegedly providing music lessons to minors despite being a convicted child sex offender. David Bruce Colley, 51, Crystal Lake, the former owner of G4 Guitar School, 216 Main St., was arrested by McHenry police Oct. 13 during a public music performance […]
With the same intensity she brought to basketball, Woodstock’s Lisa Foss is burning it up with her new business, Your Sister’s Tomato, a mobile wood-fired pizza party truck based in Woodstock that can cook on-site. Varying dramatically from conventional ovens, wood-fired pizza cooks in about 90 seconds, making for a very light crust. This speedy baking process […]
The city of Woodstock should spend more on street maintenance, focus first on repairing roadways that aren’t in the worst condition and use restorative sealant and other technologies to prolong the lifespan of its streets, according to a pavement management taskforce report discussed at the Woodstock City Council Sept. 20. These and other suggestions about how to repair, […]
The city of Woodstock is focused on economic development and marketing efforts, officials said during the annual State of the City luncheon and address hosted by the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce & Industry Sept. 22. “We have placed an incredible priority on economic growth and development and in marketing our community. It is because […]
Model A enthusiasts from across Illinois recently converged at Ken Ehrenhofer’s Woodstock residence to buy and sell historic Model A Ford parts, look at vintage cars and share stories of cross-country road trips and vintage car restoration projects. As director of membership and public relations for the national Model A Restorers Club and regular contributor […]
Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1320 Dean St., held its third annual Car Show and Hot Dog Festival the morning of Sept. 17. Passersby on the way to the Woodstock Farmers Market and other visitors stopped in to look at the many antique cars on display in the church parking lot. Redeemer Lutheran Church serves as a […]
Downtown Woodstock is the star of a video tour featured on EnjoyIllinois.com, the web site of the Illinois Office of Tourism. Part of a series of videos on Illinois attractions, “Woodstock Square Live” is a 30-minute tour of downtown Woodstock’s highlights hosted by Garrett Anderson, the city of Woodstock’s economic development director. True to its […]
An officer from the Woodstock Police Department is again working full-time at Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools as a school resource officer. The Woodstock City Council unanimously approved an agreement with Woodstock School District 200 Sept. 6 that will see the school district pay two-thirds of the officer’s base salary for the year — […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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