Asked last summer about adding a social worker to the Woodstock Police Department to support the work of his officers, Chief John Lieb expressed support for the concept but was […]
For Clay Taylor, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and McHenry County Sheriff’s corrections officer, every day is Veterans Day. The Woodstock man has taken it upon himself for the past […]
Traffic was limited Tuesday on Route 120 between Ridge and Thompson roads while firefighters fought a fire in a garbage truck that took about 30 minutes to extinguish. No one […]
Council agenda includes hotel development review Conceptual plans for an ambitious development in Woodstock – an 84-room hotel, two drive-thru restaurants, and two apartment buildings with 150 residential units – […]
When the Woodstock Police Department recently investigated a 4-year-old allegation of child sexual assault, the department called on the Child Advocacy Center of McHenry County for help. Their collaboration led […]
About six hours after being freed on bond for burglary charges, a Wonder Lake man was arrested early Monday on charges he burglarized a church. Christopher A. Kalisz, 39, was […]
Two people were seriously injured late Friday when an all-terrain vehicle crashed into a tree northeast of Woodstock. Medical helicopters were called to fly the victims out for treatment after […]
When police tracked stolen lottery tickets to a gas station, the trail led to the arrest of a Wonder Lake man on multiple felony charges of burglary and theft. Christopher […]
Three single-motorcycle accidents near Woodstock in less that 24 hours caused life-threatening injuries to two of the bikers Sunday and Monday. Woodstock Fire/Rescue District crews responded to two accidents Sunday […]
Drug overdose deaths spiked in late April, according to the McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition, which issued an advisory about the availability of help for drug abusers. “These deaths have not […]
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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