With six change orders already made to the original construction plans on the Old Courthouse dome, the city’s project is coming in over budget and behind schedule. In October, $775,250 was earmarked to repair and restore the Old Courthouse dome and roof by June 30. As the dome nears completion, the dome project total has […]
After losing her childhood dog to a rare copper storage disease, Shannon Smith committed herself to becoming a veterinarian. Recently, the 2011 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate received the opportunity of a lifetime when Woodstock’s Dr. Jerry Genge started making plans to retire from his practice. Now Shannon Moore, the veterinarian is part owner […]
Cultivating interest in education, the Woodstock Professional & Business Women organization is hosting its 22nd annual Garden Walk Saturday, June 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., to provide scholarships to women in the community. WPBW publicity chairwoman Tricia McCoy said the walk, usually a weekday event, was changed to a Saturday to coincide with […]
Plans to add lanes to Highway 14 between Woodstock and Crystal Lake picked up steam recently when crews picked up their shovels, ending more than a decade of waiting for the Illinois Department of Transportation project to begin. “This project has been more than 12 years in the making, because it takes time to even […]
Despite a state statute requiring them to do so, members of the Woodstock City Council failed to pass a prevailing wage ordinance at its June 3 meeting, defeating the motion with a 4-2 vote. “We literally have no choice in passing this ordinance,” said Councilwoman Maureen Larson. “And yet, you look at these wages that […]
As the music program at Woodstock North High School has grown since its start in August 2008, so have the opportunities. The school’s 14 madrigal singers and choir director Megan Kim arrived in Dublin, Ireland, May 29, beginning the program’s first international tour. “Our department has grown quite a bit since we opened the doors,” […]
Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple & Meditation Center celebrated Buddha Day with the Woodstock community with a ceremony, chanting, traditional dance and a colorful parade around the Woodstock Square May 31. “We are celebrating Buddha’s birth, his enlightenment and his death,” said temple abbot Bhante Sujatha, who has brought Buddha Day, or Vesakha Day, to Woodstock […]
A Woodstock man was arrested May 28 after he allegedly threatened to shoot a boy who had been in an altercation with his son at Northwood Middle School, police said. Milland P. Ray, 40, 312 Stewart Ave., was charged with disorderly conduct, a Class 4 felony. The charge is a felony because the alleged threat […]
A 32-year-old Woodstock man was charged with attempted murder May 30 after police said he lit a woman on fire during an argument. Woodstock Police Chief Robert Lowen said witnesses told police the suspect, Anthony D. Cohn, intentionally sprayed an accelerant on the 36-year-old victim and ignited it at approximately 5:30 p.m. May 29. The […]
For aviation enthusiasts, a former cow pasture just north of Greenwood is the finest of the herd. On May 14, Galt Airport was recognized by the Illinois Department of Transportation as the “Private – Open to the Public Airport of the Year” among airports that are privately owned and don’t rely on federal or state […]
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.
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