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 […]
Renovation of the Old Courthouse Center should be complete by mid-July to allow an opening in early-to mid-August for the new commercial tenants, the Woodstock Historic Preservation Commission was told. […]
Getting rejected by the Woodstock Plan Commission might have been the best thing that could have happened to the plan to redevelop the former Die Cast factory site. That was […]
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Monday that seeks to protect public and school libraries from pressure to ban, remove, or restrict access to […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Staff members of The Woodstock Independent won 31 awards for writing and photography in the annual statewide contest sponsored by the Illinois Press Association. Seven first-place awards […]
In the spring of 2020, new revenue from a voter-approved tax referendum the year before was about to start coming in when the Woodstock Fire/Rescue Board of Trustees was considering […]
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Even though Gov. J.B. Pritzker has yet to sign the budget bill lawmakers just passed, the Illinois State Board of Education is seeking […]
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker began a tour of the state Wednesday to tout the new state budget that lawmakers passed last week, stopping at […]
Wage increases are coming for dozens of employees in Woodstock School District 200 in what administrators call “market adjustments” so D-200 can compete in hiring. Although the employees’ wages and […]
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.
