After the Oct. 9, 2023, gas explosion – a year of remembrance and recovery – Part 1 of a 4-part series By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Sunny skies and temperatures […]
2024 State of the City address lists triumphs and challenges of past year By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com Woodstock Mayor Mike Turner and cty staff members gave the annual Woodstock Chamber […]
New TIF will incorporate new and old areas for development incentive By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The Woodstock City Council approved $35,000 at the Oct. 1 meeting for Teska Associates to […]
City hosts meetings on garbage contract changes, addresses feedback By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The city held two meetings last week to go over upcoming changes in garbage collection for Woodstock […]
By Susan W. Murraynews@the woodstockindependent.com In its Oct. 9 issue and for the three weeks following, The Woodstock Independent will recall the events of one year ago, when a contracted […]
Looking at 2025 as more time needed for public input and design By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com Renovations and possible design changes for the Park in the Square have been put […]
By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com At the September 17 City Council meeting, the council approved the replacement of the perimeter lights that are installed across the top of all of the […]
Six years later, Council okays Lily Pond Road solar farm By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The Woodstock City Council approved a Special Use Permit at the September 17 meeting to allow […]
Find out before the Oct. 1 deadline rolls around By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com With the rise in the number of people working from home since the COVID-19 pandemic, it might […]
Bronze vases stolen at McHenry County Memorial Park By Tricia Carzolinews@the woodstockindependent.com Independent photos by Tricia CarzoliFlowers adorn the grave of a lost loved one in a bronze vase at […]
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.
