When restaurant owner Kujtim Alimovski and his staff arrived at Three Brothers Family Restaurant June 26, they knew they would have to trade their aprons for galoshes for a day. “Our workers came to open the restaurant, and there was an ocean out here,” Alimovski said. Nature had made a show of force that morning, […]
The city of Woodstock entered into a new contract with Sikich LLP that will see the accounting firm provide auditing services to the city for another three years. The Naperville-based firm has served in this capacity for the city of Woodstock for the past 12 years. Sikich handed the city a proposal totaling $85,200 in […]
After five years of business on the Woodstock Square, Katherine Sheetz decided to close her studio to spend time attending the events and activities accompanying her daughter’s final year in high school. Soon after, with a daughter off at college, a son married and moved out and a husband at work during the day, Sheetz […]
As part of the McHenry County Division of Transportation’s Pavement Preservation Program, Franklinville Road will be closed July 8 for pavement rehabilitation. Construction is expected to be complete by July 31. In 2004, MCDOT began the Pavement Preservation Program to “extend the useful life” of roads in McHenry County. Among other county roads in the […]
The McHenry County Conservation District unveiled its newest addition June 22 at the grand opening and dedication ceremony for the Boone Creek Conservation Area, 916 Cold Springs Road, Bull Valley. “It’s great to conserve something like this,” said Woodstock resident Jim Hale, who attended the ceremony. “It’s fantastic to buy something like this and save […]
The Woodstock City Council approved the disbursement of $74,000 in hotel/motel tax funds June 18, granting money to 13 organizations and entities that applied for funding intended to support events that increase the number of overnight room rentals or bolster the local economy. Of that total, $30,000 was transferred to the city-owned Woodstock Opera House. […]
The second Woodstock Pickle Palooza music festival will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at Woodstock Harley-Davidson, 2050 S. Eastwood Drive. The festival, sponsored by Claussen Pickle/Kraft Foods and the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce & Industry will feature several local and regional bands, Woodstock songwriter and performer Cassandra Vohs-Demann and […]
The 2010 death of Woodstock girl Hope Fuller has spurred an annual tradition in the city, with hundreds of runners and walkers coming together to remember the 12-year-old’s legacy and fund research into the disease that took her life when she was just a seventh-grader at Creekside Middle School. This year’s Run for Hope 5K […]
While cold weather was the original culprit causing low attendance at Woodstock Water Works this summer, Recreation Director Dave Zinnen said a facility compliance dilemma also is causing concern for the city-owned pool this season. A recent inspection by the Illinois Department of Health forced the temporary closure of the pool’s water slides after inspectors […]
The Woodstock City Council passed a prevailing wage ordinance June 4, but not before several council members expressed outrage at the state statute that requires municipalities and other taxing bodies to ensure contracted workers are paid at a rate set by the Illinois Department of Labor. “The level of ridiculousness of this and the cost […]
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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