A collaborative project to install a natural educational attraction adjacent to Dick Tracy Way Park Playground near the Woodstock Police Station is underway after years of planning. Children’s Peace Park […]
Woodstock Celebrates and Summer in the Park will join the slate of area organizations and events to receive money from the city’s hotel/motel tax fund. In a 7-0 vote, the […]
A 16-year-old Wisconsin boy pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after being arrested for waving a handgun at a party in Woodstock. Woodstock Police had […]
Woodstock police arrested a registered sex offender June 24 after receiving a report alleging he had been at Emricson Park, violating the terms of his release. The Woodstock Police Department […]
The McHenry County Housing Authority recently received funding to assist homeowners of Wonder Lake, Woodstock and Harvard. Mike Isitoro, energy director for the McHenry County Housing Authority, said MCHA received […]
To mark its Independence Day concert Wednesday, July 2, in Woodstock’s Park in the Square and its 130th concert season, the Woodstock City Band will debut a piece specially composed […]
As Ed Spencer, Cary, climbed into the cockpit of the bright yellow Piper Cub, he was all smiles. “These two decided I should fly a Piper Cub for my Father’s […]
Chloe Harvey, 19, was crowned Miss Woodstock 2014 at the Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s scholarship pageant June 20. Harvey, a 2013 graduate of Woodstock High School, sponsored by Betty’s […]
Although the Woodstock City Council voted down a prevailing wage ordinance at its June 3 meeting, Council conceded to the state statute and passed the ordinance June 10 with a […]
For the Loyola University Chicago Retreat and Ecology Campus in Woodstock, an additional kitchen means more educational opportunities, an increased capacity to prepare its campus-grown produce and fewer trips to […]
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.
