By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com Congratulations were in order when the Woodstock District 200 Board of Education, at its April 28 meeting, promoted one of its employees. As part of the consent […]
Water, sewer rates increased; AFA redevelopment agreement to increase investment By Larry LoughLarry@thewoodstockindependent.com The city of Woodstock has a new budget, and, perhsps for the first time ever, the City […]
D-200 board votes to hold off on adjustments to school start/end times until 2027-28 By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com At its April 14 meeting, the Woodstock District 200 Board of Education continued […]
Several vehicles were damaged but no injuries were reported in the Woodstock Culver’s parking lot Saturday afternoon after a car went airborne off U.S.14. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock […]
By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com Nine years after the City Council saw the need for security cameras in the downtown, Woodstock is just weeks away from having the equipment installed on the […]
By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com 3 Brothers Restaurant will get help from the city as it adjusts to a new footprint after the state took some of its property for the Route […]
City threatens legal action to repair or demolish collapsed Thompson’s Appliance building By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com The Thompson’s Appliance building at 318 Clay St. is in “a dangerous and unsafe condition” […]
McHenry County, IL — The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County are proud to announce the reopening of their Styrofoam Recycling Program, offering residents an opportunity to recycle material that is […]
April 14 board meeting will be open for parent input By Eileen Millardnews@thewoodstockindependent.com D-200 Superintendent Mike Moan presented options at the March 31 Board of Education meeting for changing school […]
National Vietnam War Veterans Day observed Sunday in McHenry County By Tricia Carzolinews@thewoodstockindependent.com “You are G.I. Joe,” U.S. Navy veteran Ed Chambers, commander of VFW Post 5040, recalled saying to […]
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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