Crews from the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District had to remove the driver of a car who reportedly suffered life-threatening injuries in a collision with a commercial trash truck on South Eastwood […]
“How long can we continue to do this?” Mayor Brian Sager asked rhetorically during a budget workshop of the Woodstock City Council. He was talking about the council’s decade-long practice […]
About 40 percent of students in Woodstock School District 200 were expected to continue remote learning from home as in-class instruction resumed this week for the first time since March. […]
Teachers in Woodstock School District 200 will roll up their sleeves next week for a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. A message sent to D-200 staff by Superintendent Mike […]
No remote learning classes are being held Friday in Woodstock School District 200 as teachers use the day to plan for the return of most students to classrooms on Monday […]
Converting 56 loans to grants for small businesses in Woodstock will cost the city $280,000. That was the decision of the City Council last week, ending more than a month […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Moving into the state’s Tier 1 mitigations today means inside dining at restaurants in McHenry County. Of course, diners have been doing that in Woodstock for weeks. […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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