Web of government agencies burden on Illinois taxpayers Illinois’ shocking number of types of government and units of government is a tax crisis. In all, Illinois taxpayers are funding 45 types of government that have a total of 8,923 units with taxing authority, the reason why Illinois taxpayers are paying the nation’s highest state and […]
Regarding your opinion piece “We can do it, we should, starting now” (Dec. 8, TheIndependent). I’m not convinced that “We can do it.” The column suggests reducing the number of government employees. Currently, both parties won’t eliminate positions that they tend to dominate, so township government in Illinois will not go away anytime soon. To paraphrase […]
A 19-year-old Chicago man was released on bond Saturday after his arrest on several felony charges. Woodstock Police arrested Alonzo M. Hall and an unnamed 17-year-old male Friday on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, burglary, theft of less than $500, and possession of burglary tools. Although police received a report about 7 a.m. […]
Amended calendar ends school year on May 24 May 24 will be the last day of school in Woodstock School District 200 in an amended academic year calendar approved by the Board of Education. None of the five “emergency days” built into the calendar had to be used, so removing them from the schedule moves […]
Woodstock Police say a report of an attempted child abduction Thursday morning was considered to be “unfounded” after they investigated. Detectives said later in the day that they had interviewed the child and several witnesses and reviewed video surveillance footage in the area before they determined further investigation was not necessary. But WPD reported it would […]
A Woodstock man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to residential burglary, a Class 1 felony. McHenry County Judge Robert Wilbrandt handed down the term to Thomas J. Freeman, 59, in the October 2019 break-in at a home in Cary. According to a news release, Freeman was taking possession of […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock police arrested two people and confiscated two loaded handguns Tuesday night in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant. Police said they arrested Marquise Murray, 18, of Carpentersville, and a 17-year-old male after receiving a report about 8 p.m. Tuesday that someone was waving a handgun around while sitting inside a car […]
Route 47 in Woodstock was closed for about two hours Thursday morning after a pickup truck ran into a utility pole. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded at 7:39 a.m. to a report of utility wires down in the 500 block of North Eastwood Drive, where the southbound truck had run into the pole, creating was […]
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