Darrin Flynn and Natalie Ziemba haven’t been around Woodstock for long, but they dived into their new community upon arrival. Flynn, a downtown retailer, didn’t move to Woodstock until 2017, […]
Incumbents in Woodstock won re-election Tuesday night, and women filled the two City Council seats that are being vacated by the only two females currently on the council. Three members […]
Every election is important, but this election on April 4 is one you should really relate to. While campaigns for president and governor get more attention and greater voter turnout, […]
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 […]
Help patients at Choate; don’t politicize the abuse In Senator [Craig] Wilcox’s recent newsletter. he stated that Governor [J.B.] Pritzker is forcing over 100 residents with developmental disabilities to relocate. […]
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 […]
Voters in the April 4 consolidated election will decide whether the village of Bull Valley becomes a Home Rule community. What is Home Rule? Illinois Home Rule is the constitutional […]
For the first time since 2017, voters will have a choice in the election of members to the Board of Education in Woodstock School District 200. Three of the board’s […]
Woodstock City Council will have at least two new members after next April’s consolidated election, and voters will have plenty of options in filling three council seats on the ballot. […]
Now is the perfect time to get involved in the election. No, not the one on Tuesday this week. The one next spring. While results of the general election this […]
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.
