Estate plans will need more than just a will
May 27, 2022
When I write or speak about estate planning, I spend little time talking about wills. How can I neglect that topic? Isn’t a will the most critical part of an […]
When I write or speak about estate planning, I spend little time talking about wills. How can I neglect that topic? Isn’t a will the most critical part of an […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Local health officials are recommend people in McHenry County resume wearing face masks as the community level of COVID-19 has risen from medium to high. According to […]
Bad news: Woodstock’s first traffic roundabout will cost $50,000 more than expected. Good news: The city won’t have to pay all of that. The City Council last week approved a […]
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Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com The McHenry County Department of Health is offering COVID-19 booster doses at its clinics to anyone who is 5 years of age or older. According to a […]
On the same day that Zac Bleicher took the stage of the Woodstock Opera House to conduct audience members on a virtual tour of Chicago’s Glasner Studio, the Woodstock Fine […]
In what must come as a disappointment for the former patrons who still miss Colemans, a “for lease” sign popped up in front of the empty parking lot on Lake […]
You can use “Ravinia West” to describe a new downtown Woodstock Pavilion concept – a gathering place, a park, performance venue, and wintertime ice rink. That’s what Mayor Mike Turner […]
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