Recovery crews from Chicago Water & Fire Restoration were on the scene of Green Garden Chinese restaurant Tuesday afternoon after a morning accident closed the business. Yellow tape blocked off […]
Adding a 40th firefighter paramedic will address multiple issues for the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, Chief Mike Hill said. One firefighter is off work for what might be a lengthy medical […]
Purchase of new Jaws of Life equipment for the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District to free trapped motorists at accident scenes will be made possible in part by a local donation. The […]
After working more than a year without a new contract, firefighters in the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District have a fat paycheck coming. But more important to them, they say, is a […]
One side is “hopeful.” The other is “optimistic.” But no contract agreement came out of a meeting last week between the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Board of Trustees and board members […]
Impasse. Stalemate. Deadlock. Whatever you call it, firefighters with the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District have worked for nearly a year without a new contract as negotiations – and a federal mediator […]
A resident and a dog escaped unharmed Friday morning from a house fire in the 100 block of Meadow Avenue, which left the home uninhabitable. Members of the Woodstock Fire/Rescue […]
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 […]
Last week’s opening of a countywide shelter in McHenry for homeless people has left two empty buildings in Woodstock looking for new life. The Shelter of Hope, a 10,500-square-foot, 70-bed […]
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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