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School board considers class action lawsuit against social media

By Jennifer Zittnannews@thewoodstockindependent.com The District 200 schoool board meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 13, started with a contentious subject. Concerns were raised about unsafe behaviors and underage drinking at Woodstock High School’s Homecoming dance held on Oct. 3. The parent survey results were also discussed, along with possibly joining a class action lawsuit against social media. […]

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New exclusive negotiating agreement at City Council

By Jennifer Zittnannews@thewoodstockindependent.com The Oct. 6 meeting of City Council began with a presentation of a check from Congressman Bill Foster. He presented Woodstock with $3.15 million of federal funding to support the Route 47 construction. He noted that Route 47 connects a lot of the communities he represents. He also gave a special shout-out […]

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‘I believe in the intent, the positive desire to see Woodstock grow’

By Jennifer Zittnannews@thewoodstockindependent.com The Road Ahead, formerly known as State of the City, was held Tuesday, Oct. 6 in the top floor of the Old Courthouse Center. Food was provided by Isabel’s Family Restaurant, and drinks were provided by Ethereal. Speakers Amy Humbracht, President of the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Mayor Mike […]

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Rooted in community, committed to truth

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!), new stories. But one thing remains the same – our sense of community and our commitment to providing you reliable coverage of Woodstock. Perhaps some […]

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D-200 honors students, approves budget, discusses school start times

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 Endres staff members were recognized, and there was discussion of the proposed changes to school start times. 72 students earn academic honors Seventy-two District 200 […]

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Flock, ICE, proclamations and concerns over ordinance at City Council

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 over the city’s new proposed festival/events ordinance. The meeting began with two proclamations, honoring Woodstock as a Gold Star Community and recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month. […]

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Unincorporated Woodstock crash

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 unincorporated Woodstock for a reported traffic crash with injuries. Firefighters, paramedics, and law enforcement officers arrived to find a two-vehicle crash involving a Jeep and […]

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City Council tends to downtown development matters

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 officially dead. Those were two among a handful of downtown development issues that dominated last week’s meeting of the City Council. In those other related […]

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City sues over collapsed Thompson Appliance building

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  the site of the partially collapsed structure. In a news release Friday, the city announced it was taking legal action to have the building repaired […]

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Smoke lifts, Barndance celebrates

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 weekend – with the smoke from the Canadian wildfires lifting for most of the event. The Barndance elebrated 26 years of raising money for cancer […]

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