A Wonder Lake man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of predatory and aggravated criminal sexual assault. Brian E. Tiedemann, 21, was arrested Jan. 22, by the […]
People attending this year’s Groundhog Days festivities can expect the offerings to be just about the same as last year. And that’s precisely the way it should be, said Rick Bellairs, […]
Scott Gessert has five words for census workers who will conduct a partial special census in Woodstock: “I do not answer questions.” The Woodstock man who launched an unsuccessful bid for […]
A $25,000 payment from the city of Woodstock will help to fund a new arts program aimed at developing writers in the community, including those seeking careers as novelists or screenwriters. […]
Visitation and funeral services have been scheduled for Faith Evelyn Kies, the 16-year-old Woodstock girl who died Saturday, Jan. 16, in Phoenix, Ariz. To honor Faith’s life, a visitation will be […]
Family, friends and the Woodstock North High School community are rallying around the family of a Woodstock teenager who was tragically killed in Phoenix, Ariz. this past weekend. Faith Kies, […]
The new owners of Plum Tree National Golf Club between Harvard and Woodstock are scheduled to appear before the McHenry County Liquor and License Commission next month. Plum Tree National LLC, […]
UPDATED 12:15 P.M. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13, 2016 The 7-year-old girl hit by a Pace bus Tuesday at Walmart in Woodstock has been released from the hospital and the driver has been […]
An elderly Woodstock woman found dead outside her home Monday morning showed signs of weather exposure, the McHenry County Coroner’s Office announced. The 70-year-old woman was found outside by a caretaker […]
State and local incentives can start flowing to businesses looking to locate or expand within the Harvard-Woodstock enterprise zone after it received certification from the state of Illinois. The 7.7-square […]
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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