The Challenger Learning Center for Science & Technology will transfer ownership of its Woodstock building to Aurora University in an effort to ensure the longevity of the Challenger program and […]
With the exception of the hotly contested Woodstock City Council race, the remainder of the local election races April 7 bore few surprise outcomes. Going into the Tuesday election, the […]
Newcomer Dan Hart will join incumbents Mark Saladin and Maureen Larson on the Woodstock City Council after they topped a slate of eight candidates in an election that proved to […]
When Joyce Maynard found a bundle of restaurant receipts in her yard Friday morning, she suspected they had blown in with the previous night’s storm. Maynard’s daughter, Amanda Nicolai, […]
Just two days after the Woodstock City Council declined to consider a resolution supporting Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Turnaround plan, the McHenry County Board overwhelmingly lent its support for it. […]
Gov. Bruce Rauner arrived in Woodstock the morning of April 8, about nine hours after the end of a raucous City Council meeting that drew so many opponents to the […]
If drivers in Lake Shore Business Park can’t find their way to the former Bridge Lane, it’s not because they’re lost. The street, one of the main thoroughfares in the […]
As election results slowly trickled in late Tuesday night, it was clear incumbents Mark Saladin and Maureen Larson would retain their seats on the Woodstock City Council. However, the fight […]
The Woodstock Square’s oldest resident received a makeover April 7. The sentinel soldier statue commemorating the Civil War was lifted from its post, lowered to the ground and repaired as part of […]
A revised lease deal for the Woodstock train depot could see a pair of business owners receiving rent concessions from the city of Woodstock in exchange for redesigning their floor […]
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.
