Police chief issues warning about St. Patrick’s partying St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday this year, “which means more parties throughout the weekend,” according to Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb. The chief issued a reminder last week of his department’s enforcement of impaired driving laws under two federally funded programs, “Drive Sober or Get […]
Consolidated election early voting gets underway Early voting for the April 4 consolidated election begins this week at the office of the McHenry County clerk. Starting Thursday, voters may visit the clerk’s office at the county Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, to cast a ballot during office hours, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through […]
I thank you, Woodstock Independent, for the good work of objective interviewing and questionnaires for our local candidates, and for printing the Voters Guide over so many years. As you mentioned in a recent editorial, not very many citizens are getting the Voters Guide. Please print the Voters Guide prior to the first day of […]
For being a non-presidential election, next week’s vote is a pretty big deal. Surely you’ve heard about it. You can’t watch television these days with being bombarded by political messages – nearly all negative. But the positives are you might have a chance in helping to determine political control of the U.S. House and Senate, […]
Election Day here now in early voting, vote by mail Early voting and voting by mail for the Nov. 8 general election is underway in McHenry County. The first early voting site is the office of county clerk at the Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock. Anyone registered to vote in the county may vote […]
Holiday traffic enforcement underway Motorists are warned that a “Click It or Ticket” traffic enforcement campaign around the Memorial Day holiday has begun with the goal of urging seat belt use to save lives. The Woodstock Police Department announced it is stepping up enforcement through May 31, encouraging drivers and passengers to buckle up. Early […]
Turnout was heavier than usual this morning on the first day for early voting in the Nov. 3 presidential election. While first-day voting in the clerk’s office at the Administrative Building in Woodstock normally has no more than a few dozen voters, more than 320 ballots had been cast by 2 p.m. today. The voting […]
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.
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