The Grate Debate
October 15, 2013
While Woodstock Water Works patrons were glad to see the water slides reopen for the last half of the summer, inspectors of the Illinois Department of Public Health were not […]
While Woodstock Water Works patrons were glad to see the water slides reopen for the last half of the summer, inspectors of the Illinois Department of Public Health were not […]
At 2:14 p.m. Dec. 23, 2010, 46-year-old Sue Sauer learned she had breast cancer. “If you ever ask anyone, they can tell you the exact time, place, where they were […]
When Dave Piersall, owner of Crystal Lake Marine, moved his company from its namesake city to Woodstock — a city without a lake or river in sight — he said […]
More than 6,000 people piled into the McHenry County Fairgrounds last October to see hundreds of classic hotrods, cool customs and vintage motorcycles at the inaugural Iron Invasion. The car […]
While dirt bike races have motocross fans revved up at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, some local residents are not as thrilled. In a statement to the McHenry County Planning and […]
Leaders of a Woodstock renters group addressed the City Council for the second time in a month, this time calling for a mediation process between aggrieved tenants and their landlords. […]
The Woodstock City Council will consider implementing a fee waiver variance for the use of the Woodstock Opera House, a response to a request from a group planning to honor […]
Ask Bob Blue to define Autumn Drive — the annual event that snakes through rural Woodstock and Marengo near Garden Valley and Franklinville roads — and you won’t get a […]
A program facilitated by a certified teacher, but dictated by students, Project Lead the Way, is giving Woodstock High School students a head start in engineering education. Project Lead The […]
As the sponsor of a feature-length independent film in Austin, Tex., Other World Computing may appear on the big screen. The computer technology innovation company, with headquarters in Woodstock at […]
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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