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 […]
By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com Renovation of Stage Left Cafe will proceed while city officials look for an additional $122,000 to fully cover costs of the project. The City Council last week […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.com The city of Woodstock, which has received millions of dollars in supplemental funding for the widening of Route 47, has received an additional $504,652 in an Illinois Transportation […]
By Susan W. Murraynews@thewoodstockindependent.com Now that work has begun in earnest on the widening of 2.25 miles of Route 47 through Woodstock, owners of businesses on the state highwy were […]
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.
