Six candidates will vie for three City Council seats; school board filing starts next week By Larry Loughnews@the woodstockindependent.com Woodstock Mayor Mike Turner will win a second term next year […]
By Larry LoughLarry@the woodstockindependent.com Four days after a head-on collision killed three people on Davis Road, west of Dean Street on the south edge of Woodstock, a makeshift roadside memorial […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
