After Centegra files application with state board, officials request public hearing The city of Woodstock has asked for a hearing on Centegra Health System’s plans to discontinue some services […]
A smoky haze blanketing much of McHenry County today is the result of wildfires raging in Canada, authorities said. Woodstock City Manager Roscoe Stelford said city employees have been in […]
Woodstock man may have been wearing earbuds when he was hit, police say A 25-year-old Woodstock man was killed when he was hit by an SUV while riding a bicycle […]
As Centegra Health System moves forward with a plan to suspend inpatient care at its hospital in Woodstock, Mayor Brian Sager said the city is hopeful a full-service hospital will […]
Mark J. Adamany follows a maxim, adapted slightly from a fellow artist and cleaned up for print: “It’s only a bleeping mural.” The Rockford artist can’t take himself, or his […]
CL hospital: ‘Rules that are not followed are no rules at all’ Mercyhealth executives have accused Centegra Health System of “abandoning” Woodstock and striving to eliminate competition in the area. […]
Final costs for project total $61,000 A city-funded outdoor dining project ended up costing Woodstock over 20 percent more than estimated. Final expenses for the Benton Street Boardwalk totaled $61,115.52, […]
A local pastor who went to court rather than pay a fine for an alleged ordinance violation earned a victory over the village of Wonder Lake when a judge ruled […]
An attempted child kidnapping in Woodstock was thwarted by the “heroic actions” of three men who stopped the alleged perpetrator in his tracks, police said. The men rescued a 4-year-old […]
The condition of Woodstock’s infrastructure, taxes and business climate dominated discussion at a public hearing on a possible increase to the city’s sales tax. Opinion was divided during the Aug. […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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