By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois voters have approved a state constitutional amendment guaranteeing workers the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining. Estimates compiled by multiple […]
“I was shocked!” That was how Democrat Louisett “Lou” Ness described her reaction to winning a seat on the McHenry County Board in the Nov. 8 election. The Woodstock resident […]
Republican Darren Bailey won more than 50 percent of the votes in McHenry County in a three-way race for Illinois governor in last week’s election.Statewide, he received only 43 percent […]
Were you one of the 108,979 McHenry County residents who voted in the Nov. 8 election? Or were you among the 117,730 registered voters who didn’t cast a ballot? For […]
Achieve double-digit victories for statewide offices, strengthen Supreme Court majority By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – As votes continued to be tallied Wednesday, returns showed Illinois Democrats would hold […]
By JERRY NOWICKIand PETER HANCOCKnews@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – In the Tuesday, Nov. 8, election, Illinois voters will cast a ballot on a state constitutional amendment, every statewide constitutional office, every seat […]
Woodstock will have a new representative in the U.S. Congress next year, and the candidates on next week’s Election Day ballot represent a stark contrast. Incumbent Bill Foster, 67, from […]
What will drive Woodstock’s voter turnout in this fall’s mid-term election? Maybe it will be a typical election in the middle of a Democratic president’s term and voters will lean […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Early voting hours and locations greatly expanded across the state this week as the campaign season entered its final two-week stretch. Polling places […]
The stakes are too high for you to stay home.” – “Daisy” political ad for President Lyndon Johnson, 1964 If you’re like me, you probably dread commercial breaks in the […]
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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