County Board clears way for several solar farms Solar farms in the Woodstock area have been approved by the McHenry County Board after having previously been recommended by the county Zoning Board of Appeals. Further action will depend on approval from the state and decisions by the developers to pursue the projects. Two of the […]
By Morgen Neuhauser news@the woodstockindependent.com Plans to build a solar field that will provide power to Woodstock North High School will get a vote in July by the District 200 Board of Education. Superintendent Mike Moan indicated the district will save an estimated $3 million during the solar field’s 20-year lifespan. At a meeting last […]
Proposals for solar farms to get hearings this week Public hearings on two proposed solar farms north of Bull Valley are scheduled this week by the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals. Proposals to build the solar arrays in Greenwood Township are on the agenda for the board’s meeting at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the […]
Halloween activities start around the Square Monday Look for costumed kids around Woodstock on Halloween, Monday, Oct. 31. Halloween on the Square will include the costume contest starting at 4:15 p.m. at the bandstand, with prizes to be awarded by 4:30 p.m. for the scariest, funniest, and most original costumes in four age categories: 3 […]
Harnessing the power of the sun is not a new concept. Nor is technology to make capture of solar energy more efficient. But solar arrays – with our Midwestern agricultural heritage, we call them solar farms – is relatively new to the Woodstock area. Because change – fear of the unfamiliar – brings skepticism, sometimes […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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