Voting by mail promises to deliver McHenry County ballots for the April 4 consolidated election in a way early voting isn’t. County Clerk Joe Tirio reported more than 27,000 registered […]
Odds are that if you read newspaper editorials like this one, you’re a voter. Overwhelming odds. And readers of newspapers like The Independent trust their local publications to look out […]
By Cheryl Wormley This week, my husband, Jim, and I have been talking about the importance of people voting in local elections. He even suggested I write Declarations on the […]
With Election Day 2022 just about four weeks away, candidates for the 2023 consolidated election already are getting out petitions to qualify to run for City Council, Board of Education, […]
At the end of this school year, Woodstock School District 200’s bond debt will be reduced to $128.05 million as district officials continue a long-range plan to address a debt […]
Seven categories of PRIDE Awards have been reduced to one – with a monetary prize – in Woodstock School District 200. The Board of Education last week voted to recognize […]
“Reasonable suspicion” is the proposed standard in Woodstock School District 200 for requiring an employee to undergo drug or alcohol testing. Among 25 school policy revisions introduced last week at […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock North High School’s new principal is a McHenry County native who most recently was a principal in Mount Prospect in School District 59. Josh Segura will […]
Used buses continue to be an economical option for Woodstock School District 200 – used buses with gasoline engines, if they’re available. The Board of Education last week agreed to […]
Maybe no one was completely satisfied with the Board of Education’s decision that it wasn’t ready to decide whether to combine the athletic programs of Woodstock and Woodstock North high […]
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.
