City police reported they had to enter a Woodstock home early Thursday to remove a Crystal Lake man from the home of a former girlfriend. Police said Travis Howard, 34, […]
Woodstock High School’s campus on South Street could expand by nearly four acres with the donation of the former Woodstock Hospital building by Northwestern Medicine. Officials at Northwestern Medicine announced Wednesday […]
If a lot of uncertainty hovers over the ongoing remodeling of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House, at least the design of a new back entrance seems to be settled. […]
Local restaurants are in a “rough situation.” That’s the assessment of Dan Hart, owner of D.C. Cobb’s on Main Street and a former Woodstock city councilman. Food delivery and pickup […]
Woodstock School District 200 will monitor a new school metrics dashboard to determine whether schools will reopen Oct. 19. The public can check it out, too. According to a news […]
Where COVID-19 metrics stand on Oct. 16 will determine whether students in Woodstock School District 200 return to in-school instruction on the 19th. “If for some reason it goes red,” […]
The Woodstock Independent emailed short questionnaires to candidates in contested local races to solicit information that might help voters. Candidates who responded have their replies and photos printed in this […]
Woodstock residents of all ages are invited to submit ideas that can help the city establish priorities for community improvements to create an “age friendly, livable community.” According to a […]
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.
