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 […]
By Julia Eastham news@the woodstockindependent.com Firefighting and emergency rescue are team efforts, and sometimes the team needs to bring in players from out of town. That’s what the Woodstock Fire/Rescue […]
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 […]
Steady growth and development in the Woodstock area has allowed local taxing units to cut their tax rates while increasing property tax levies. And those government units will get a […]
With finances of the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District in good shape, the Board of Trustees is in a spending mood. More firefighters, more vehicles, more radios, and more computers were on […]
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 […]
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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