3/4/26 Elementary & Middle School Student of the Week
March 6, 2026
Brianna Crown Woodstock High School senior Brianna Crown is a captain of the Woodstock girls wrestling team. She is 35-9 and finished 4th at the Hampshire Regional to advance to […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com A quartet of Woodstock co-op wrestlers will continue on their quest to become the program’s first IHSA State Qualifier at the Hoffman Estates Sectional. The four […]
On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 12:44 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the 4300 block of Gayle Drive for a reported vehicle crash with entrapment. Crews arrived a […]
On January 21, 2026, at 8:23 a.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the 14400 block of Washington Street in unincorporated Woodstock for a reported motor vehicle accident with entrapment. […]
by Susan W. Murray Six days after damage from an intentionally set fire closed the Woodstock Walmart at 1275 Lake Ave., the store partially reopened on Tuesday, Jan. 6. “Customers […]
Staff ReportNEWS@thewoodstockindependent.com The McHenry County Historical Society and Museum has announced a new interactive way to explore the history of McHenry County. Visitors can immerse themselves in the county’s past […]
For the past 35 years, The Woodstock Independent has been publishing articles about local educators who are retiring. We ran our first one in 1990, when reporter Lisa Kelly profiled […]
By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent Four Woodstock students helped put Northwest Gold High School Figure Skating Team on top at the U.S. Figure Skating Midwest and Pacific Coast Sectional High School […]
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.