A Woodstock family commits to managing an orphanage in Uganda By Sandy Kucharski and Karen Blea sandy@thewoodstockindependent.com Steve and Barbie Wells live the typical Midwestern lifestyle, incorporating work, worship, and […]
TIF incentives sealed the deal By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The Woodstock City Council unanimously approved a redevelopment agreement at the August 6 meeting for Kebb CS-WK, LLC to build a […]
New Community Alert System offers fire, weather, closure alerts By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The city of Woodstock is now partnering with Everbridge, a critical notification system that sends residents real-time […]
Industry is moving to all automated pickups By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The city will hold two meetings this week to go over upcoming changes in garbage collection for Woodstock residents. […]
High prices and interest rates, low inventory the continuing story in real estate By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Janet Lindner remained in her longtime home near the intersection of N. […]
10th National Eucharistic Congress convenes in Indy after a pilgrimage stop in Mundelein By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com Twenty parishioners from Saint Mary Catholic Church and Saint Patrick Catholic Church in […]
By Caryl Dierksennews@the woodstockindependent.com The July 23 meeting of the District 200 school board was its final and—at 20 minutes long— probably briefest one of the 2023-24 school year. Summer […]
Third annual Resident Survey open now to August 15 By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com Woodstock’s annual Resident Survey is available online until Aug. 15. It’s the place to let elected officials […]
On Saturday, July 27, the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District was called to the scene of a reported motorcycle crash with injuries at the intersection of Garden Valley and Franklinville Roads which […]
Next month: Have a ‘Ball’ with Lucille at Stage Left By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com “There is no place like home,” Colleen Clavesilla, seniors real estate specialist with Baird & Warner, […]
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.
