Woodstock City Council will have at least two new members after next April’s consolidated election, and voters will have plenty of options in filling three council seats on the ballot. […]
With the addition of more than 8,000 vote-by-mail and provisional ballots, the McHenry County turnout for the Nov. 8 election exceeded 50 percent. When final, unofficial results were reported on […]
The victim of the single-engine plane crash last week has been identified as Galt Airport owner Claude Sonday.According to a news release Wednesday from McHenry County Coroner Michael Rein, Sonday, […]
The pilot of a two-seat aerobatic monoplane died Friday afternoon when the plane crashed near Galt Airport in Wonder Lake. Police reported the pilot, who was the sole occupant of […]
“I was shocked!” That was how Democrat Louisett “Lou” Ness described her reaction to winning a seat on the McHenry County Board in the Nov. 8 election. The Woodstock resident […]
How the space designated for an arts center will be developed in the Old Courthouse is scheduled to be decided by the City Council at its Dec. 6 meeting. But […]
Tuesday night’s vote confirmed Woodstock as a relatively “blue” community in a decidedly “red” county within a politically “blue” state. Democrat Louisett “Lou” Ness, a late entry in the race […]
Three proposals to develop the former Die Cast factory site in Woodstock give the City Council a choice among apples, oranges, and pears. The Marquee, Union Place, or Central Park? […]
If preliminary numbers hold, the city of Woodstock’s portion of your tax bill next year will increase by 4.15 percent. That means a $150,000 home will pay $33.31 more than […]
Staff Report news@the woodstockindependent.com More than a dozen people have been honored for saving a Woodstock neighbor. They were part of a team of people – from ordinary citizens to […]
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.
