Woodstock is “Classically Different, From Every Angle.” At least it will be in marketing strategies that employ new branding tools developed with the help of consultant North Star Place Branding […]
Work on a senior housing development at the former Die Cast factory site in Woodstock would begin by September under a redevelopment agreement approved Tuesday by the City Council. The […]
By Julian Senn-Raemont news@the woodstockindependent.com Woodstock Fire/Rescue Chief Brendan Parker answers two EMS calls from his truck on a blizzarding evening in mid-January. It’s a long day of ceaseless snow. […]
When WGN-TV chief meteorologist Tom Skilling came to town, he attracted a host of followers. The weatherman, who is retiring at the end of this month, has been a Midwest […]
“Never underestimate the power of the groundhog,” Backdrop owner Gregg Hansen said of the successful retail weekend around Woodstock annual February festival. Groundhog Days provided the city with an opportunity […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Firefighters needed 30 minutes to get a Thursday morning garage fire under control, but they were able to keep the blaze from spreading to a nearby house. […]
Brenda Hoffman, a 1983 graduate of Woodstock High School, remembers the filming of “Groundhog Day” around town in 1992. “I liked to see what was changed,” she said. “Our town […]
After the low-bid contractor backed out of an agreement to build a solar farm north of Woodstock North High School, the School District 200 Board of Education didn’t hesitate to […]
Voters throughout McHenry County are likely to have a universal voting site in Woodstock starting this year. Final approval is expected this week for the county clerk’s elections office to […]
Woodstock last week was still digging out of the two snow storms that hit the city the previous week. City parking lots along Jefferson and Throop streets were scheduled 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.
