Pending recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be available to anyone who is at least 12 years […]
Dr. Brian Sager won’t soon be forgotten in Woodstock. People will be able to drive down Main Street, which now bears the honorary name of Dr. Brian Sager Way, as […]
Foundation grants city more age-friendly funds Woodstock’s program to establish an “age-friendly” community for seniors has received a $75,000 grant from The Community Foundation for McHenry County. This is the […]
Except for the mask wearing and semi-social distancing, the limited-capacity crowd, the help-yourself dinner and dessert, and the springtime date, the annual awards gala of the Woodstock Area Chamber of […]
Old Courthouse again open for visits, tours Docent-led tours of the 1857 Old McHenry County Courthouse have resumed after a year’s hiatus due to pandemic mitigations. The free tours with […]
Cost of engineering to move the rail yard of Metra’s northwest line to Woodstock is among the projects U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood has submitted for consideration by the House Committee […]
When the future clashed with the past last October at a meeting of Woodstock’s Historic Preservation Commission, the past won. In a rematch last week before the City Council, the […]
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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