The McHenry County Fair runs July 30 to Aug. 4 in Woodstock By Tricia Carzolinews@the woodstockindependent.com It’s county fair time in Illinois. McHenry County Fair begins in less than a […]
Council amendment adds solar farm setbacks along arterial roads By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com Changing attitudes about the best use of land along arterial roads leading into Woodstock resulted in a […]
Remodeling project at the AmericInn heads toward the finish line By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Quietly, so you might not yet have noticed it, the former Best Western at 990 […]
Gavers Community Cancer Foundation Barndance set to break $10 million dollars-raised mark By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com Gavers Community Cancer Foundation Barndance is almost synonymous with summer itself. For 24 years, […]
Anne Victoria Perez begins a year reigning over Woodstock By Sandy Kucharskinews@the woodstockindependent.com Senior year can be an exciting and enlightening time for high school students as they prepare to […]
Community support letters and emails increase chances for grant funding By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com When work begins to expand Route 47 from two to four lanes between Route 14 and […]
Rural fires present unique challenges to Woodstock Fire Rescue District By Tricia Carzolinews@the woodstockindependent.com Rural fires in Woodstock have made the news lately. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District (WFRD) responded to […]
Comprehensive Plan Public Hearing set for Aug. 6 meeting By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com Woodstock’s multi-year process to craft the city’s vision going forward for the next 20 years will conclude […]
75 years later, Woodstock is still hosting popular scholarship pageant By Lissa Kunzie news@the woodstockindependent.com It was a shining moment for Anne Victoria Perez as she was crowned this year’s […]
Mark Pentecost begins his Parks & Rec tenure in busy times By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com It’s been a busy two months for Woodstock’s new Parks & Recreation Director Mark Pentecost. […]
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.
