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 […]
Police say a 7-year-old boy has died from injuries he suffered last week in a two-vehicle collision at U.S. 14 and Route 120 (Washington Street).And the driver of the vehicle […]
When the Board of Trustees approved a 2020-21 fiscal year budget last week, it appropriated an additional $150,000 for an “administrative position” at the WFRD, likely a deputy chief, a […]
How would the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District deal with fire in a new five-story apartment building? What about dozens of homes built only 6 feet apart in a new housing addition? […]
Woodstock’s homeless assistance center, operating in the former city fire station at South and Throop streets for the past four years, will close this week. A news release from the […]
Woodstock Fire/Rescue District had a rare occurrence last week: an actual working structure fire. “We don’t have those too often,” Capt. Brendan Parker said of the blaze in the 800 […]
Members of the Woodstock Fire/ Rescue District invite the community to join them this weekend in an annual nationwide bell-ringing ceremony on the Square to honor fallen firefighters. The local […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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