As of last Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health had recorded more than half a million cases of COVID-19 since spring, including more than 10,500 deaths statewide. Of more […]
McHenry County, being a reliably Republican suburb in a decidedly Democratic state, exposed its red roots last week when Democrats had little success locally in the Nov. 3 election – […]
Taxpayers must have been encouraged by recent discussions that did not include a property tax increase as part of a plan to address the $160 million bond debt of Woodstock […]
If have not yet been motivated to vote in next week’s election, you might not be able to be persuaded. Of course, thousands of you already have voted. More of […]
That second shoe has dropped. The postman always rings twice, you know. And now we have the second wave of COVID-19. It came crashing down last week, and it might […]
Last week The Independentpublished its Voters Guide, which contains information we hope will help people to make decisions about which candidates to vote for in the Nov. 3 election. That wasn’t […]
Because this is 2020, and next to nothing has been normal this year, it makes perfect sense that Woodstock School District 200 has adopted a plan that will finally return […]
Woodstock’s Plan Commission never did like Founder’s Crossing. From the first presentation in February 2019, commissioners picked apart the single-family housing proposal – less for what it was than for […]
How do you feel about the Fair Tax Amendment to the Illinois Constitution that will be on your ballot Nov. 3. And what about the Tax Increase Amendment that, not […]
Nine weeks from today, we will know the results of the most memorable, perhaps most consequential election of our lifetimes. At the federal level, we will elect a president and […]
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.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
