When the band Broken Robots starting filling the Park in the Square with its bass-heavy sound shortly after noon Sunday, about 100 people were milling around a dozen tables and tents of service organizations that provided information for Woodstock’s annual Roar for Recovery rally. On a perfect late August day, 16 motocycles had rolled into […]
“There’s a big problem” of drug addiction in McHenry County, according to Bobby Gattone, executive director of New Directions Addiction Recovery Services based in Woodstock. State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally described the problem as “so big.” By the end of this year, the graph above will probably be updated to show that overdose deaths increased again […]
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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