National Newspaper Week is coming up Oct. 6-10, and it’s going to look a little different at The Woodstock Independent this year. New editor, new feature (coming soon in Schools!), […]
By Jennifer Zittnannews@thewoodstockindependent.com The Sept. 22 Woodstock District 200 school board meeting was packed with families eager to see their high school students recognized. The 2026-27 budget was approved, Mary […]
By Jennifer Zittnannews@thewoodstockindependent.com During public comments of the Sept. 15 Woodstock City Council meeting there was concern over an ICE raid, concern about the city’s contract with Flock, and concern […]
On Monday, August 3, 2026, at 2:55 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded to the intersection of U.S. Route 14 and Hartland Road in […]
By Larry Loughnews@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock has a new tax increment financing district that’s intended to breathe life into the former Die Cast factory site, but the city’s downtown hotel project is […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.com City officials have decided seven months is long enough to wait for the owner of the Thompson Appliance building on Clay Street to clean up or tear down […]
By Tricia Carzolinews@thewoodstockindependent.com Emricson Park was rocking well into the night on Saturday. The self-proclaimed, “Best Seven Hours of Summer,” better known as Gavers Barndance, celebrated 26 years this past […]
MCHENRY COUNTY, IL – McHenry County is under an Air Quality Alert through Friday night, July 17, as wildfire smoke is expected to cause unhealthy to very unhealthy air quality conditions. […]
By Ruth Raubertasnews@thewoodstockindependent.com There are more public nature preserves to enjoy around Woodstock than you might think! In addition to the preserves owned and operated by the McHenry County Conservation […]
On Sunday, July 12, 2026, at 12:56 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the 10100 block of Lucas Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a reported motor vehicle crash with […]
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.
