By Morgen Neuhauser news@the woodstockindependent.com Loud applause and shouts of “Keep Digging” rang out as Food Shed Co-op’s board of directors ceremoniously shoveled into the chosen site for its new […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A landmark criminal justice reform that eliminates cash bail in Illinois is constitutional, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, paving the way for […]
By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – For hoteliers, business is booming in Illinois. On Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the state’s legislative leadership, and representatives of the hospitality industry announced […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com After a second arrest on a weapons-related charge in less than two weeks on Benton Street, city officials have limited outside seating along Woodstock’s dining and entertainment […]
Woodstock residents were among more than 80 million people from the Midwest to the East Coast who were affected by air quality alerts last week as smoke from Canadian wildfires […]
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A new state fiscal year will begin this Saturday, ushering in the reinstatement of a 1 percent tax on groceries and a second […]
Favorable bids will allow Woodstock to put an additional $1 million into street resurfacing. For some City Council members, it’s still not enough. Councilman Bob Seegers Jr. said poor roads […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Smoke from wildfires in Canada has prompted an Air Quality Alert for McHenry County in effect today and Wednesday. As of noon Tuesday, the U.S. Air Quality […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com A 74-year-old Woodstock man suffered life-threatening injuries and three other people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash west of Woodstock Friday afternoon. A 72-year-old Woodstock woman and […]
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – Next time you attend a parade, there might be an eye in the sky. A new law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker last […]
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.
