Man dies, 30+ people displaced when fire ravages northside apartmentsBy Larry Loughlarry@the woodstockindependent.com Community efforts were organized quickly last week to help the more than 30 people who were displaced by […]
Endowment would establish a legacy for maintaining Opera HouseBy Tricia Carzolinews@the woodstockindependent.com“We are planning for the future,” Friends of the Opera House president Peggy Hart said.On Nov. 9, after Henry […]
By Eileen MillardNEWS@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COMFor anyone wondering about the mysterious poles that appeared on each side of the Park in the Square last week, Woodstock Information Technology director Dan McElmeel cleared it […]
Staff Reportnews@the woodstockindependent.comOne person died and more than 20 area fire departments helped the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District at the scene of an apartment complex fire late Tuesday in the 700 block […]
By Larry Loughlarry@the woodstockindependent.comAs most election days are, last week’s was good for McHenry County Republicans.Their candidates won nearly every contested race, as well as several in which no Democrat […]
New contract with waste hauler lowers toter charges for all householdsBy Larry Loughlarry@the woodstockindependent.com All Woodstock households will see a lower monthly fee for mandatory trash toter service next year, but […]
Six candidates will vie for three City Council seats; school board filing starts next weekBy Larry Loughnews@the woodstockindependent.com Woodstock Mayor Mike Turner will win a second term next year without opposition, […]
By Larry LoughLarry@the woodstockindependent.comFour days after a head-on collision killed three people on Davis Road, west of Dean Street on the south edge of Woodstock, a makeshift roadside memorial of […]
MobCraft says Nov. 30 is last day of serving in Woodstock, new owners possibleBy Susan W. Murraynews@the woodstockindependent.com In what can only be viewed as a setback for the city’s Old […]
After the Oct. 9, 2023, gas explosion – a year of remembrance and recovery – Part 4 of a 4-part seriesBy Susan W. Murraynews@the woodstockindependent.comThe gas explosion that destroyed one […]
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.
