County reports significant increase in opioid deaths A significant increase in suspected fatal overdoses that occurred over a four weeks between May 12 and June 9, the McHenry County Department of Health reported. Based on provisional date from the county coroner, overdoses were up 2.5 times in that period compared to the preceding four weeks. […]
Vaudeville show to feature children performers 5-11 Dickinson’s Little Vaudeville, a comedy musical show performed by kids 5 to 11 years old, will be performed from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at Stage Left Café, 125 W. Van Buren St. The free family show will benefit the Woodstock Food Pantry. Donations of boxed […]
Christie mystery on stage after three-year delay Three years later … Theatre 121’s “Murder on the Orient Express” is scheduled for seven performances this month at the Woodstock Opera House. Shows are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. April 14, 21, and 22 and 2 p.m. April 15, 16, 22, and 23. Tickets are available by calling […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Stories from local Latino/Latine people about the agricultural history in McHenry County are welcome in a new project that will debut this month in Woodstock. “Raices Latinas: Agriculture in McHenry County” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at the Opera House will be the first program in a series to gather stories […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com UNION – The roads that we now take for granted were not always so. In fact, it often took a Herculean effort on the part of many different property owners to get them created in the first place. Ernest J. Varga, design engineer with the McHenry County Division of Transportation, said that […]
Environmental Defenders names new exec director The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County have named Carolyn Bendel as the Woodstock-based agency’s new executive director. Bendel most recently was an art consultant/project manager for a firm in Gurnee that provides artwork to hospitals and other healthcare clinics. She succeeds Cynthia Kanner, who retired as executive director Aug. […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com A vintage Christmas display from worldwide collectors Dave Harms and Lynne Eltrevoog have returned to the McHenry County Historical Museum in Union after a two-year hiatus. Visitors are welcome from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, through Jan. 6, except for Dec. 30, at 6422 Main St. in Union. A limited […]
Quilts dating from the 1870s to the 1940s will be on display Jan. 5 to 31 in the Community Room of the Woodstock Opera House. The quilts, from the collection of the McHenry County Historical Society, highlight a variety of patterns from the society’s collection of more than 160 quilts. One of the quilts featured […]
Dinner auction celebrates Marian Catholic’s 60 years Marian Central Catholic High School’s 60th Diamond Anniversary event will be held Saturday, April 9, at Starline Factory in Harvard. According to a news release, organizers plan a casual, social evening that features great food and fun activities as the school surpasses a fundraising goal of $100,000. All […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com The deadline has been extended and the fee reduced for the 2021-22 art contest sponsored by the McHenry County Historical Society & Museum in Union. Entries for “This Place Matters: Historic Structures and Landscapes of McHenry County” now are due Feb. 25 for the second year of the featured exhibit “Art of […]
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