Witches and Wizards event returns on Oct. 20 By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com The realm of the fantastic hits the Woodstock Square this Sunday. After eight years, the Witches and Wizards […]
36th annual Autumn Drive this week, Oct. 18, 19, 20 By Sandy Kucharski news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock area residents are a short drive from one of McHenry County’s premiere fall events offering […]
Our Happy Space expands in Woodstock Mall; Andy’s World debuts By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com When the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County decided to shift its Green Spot used bookstore […]
By Paul Kranenburg news@thewoodstockindependent.com When movie theaters started attracting more business after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, a film’s box office performance was typically marked with an asterisk. “This did well […]
WHS, WNHS clubs train the next generation of teachers By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Student clubs at Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools are helping to build a community of future […]
For nearly five years Woodstock has had a state-allowed maximum 3 percent sales tax on legalized sales of recreational cannabis in the city. So far the tax hasn’t raised a […]
After the Oct. 9, 2023, gas explosion – a year of remembrance and recovery – Part 2 of a 4-part series By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com On Oct. 9, 2023, […]
Starting in November, the winter market will be at All Seasons Orchard By Tricia Carzolinews@the woodstockindependent.com Change is inevitable. When Woodstock Farmers Market manager Kelly Sacco found out the McHenry […]
City asks how they’re doing, and residents reply By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The city of Woodstock conducted its third annual community survey this year, collecting online responses from residents between […]
STAFF REPORT On October 11, 2024 the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded within seven minutes to a report of of a fast-moving brush fire in the 2200 block of Stieg Road. […]
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.
