The pilot of a two-seat aerobatic monoplane died Friday afternoon when the plane crashed near Galt Airport in Wonder Lake.Police reported the pilot, who was the sole occupant of the […]
By Julia Easthamnews@the woodstockindependent.com When The Independent tracked down Robb Tadelman the day after last week’s primary election, he was on the road for a family vacation after a “long haul” […]
By Julia Easthamnews@the woodstockindependent.com Both candidates for the Republican nomination for McHenry County sheriff have a relatively long history in local law enforcement – Antonio “Tony” Colatorti since 1998, and Robb […]
Food Shed Co-op receives $200,000 federal grantFood Shed Co-op was among 134 recipients of grants totaling $22.6 million through the 2021 round of the Targeted Small Grants Program of the […]
Dinner auction celebrates Marian Catholic’s 60 yearsMarian Central Catholic High School’s 60th Diamond Anniversary event will be held Saturday, April 9, at Starline Factory in Harvard.According to a news release, […]
Asked last summer about adding a social worker to the Woodstock Police Department to support the work of his officers, Chief John Lieb expressed support for the concept but was […]
For Clay Taylor, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and McHenry County Sheriff’s corrections officer, every day is Veterans Day.The Woodstock man has taken it upon himself for the past five […]
Traffic was limited Tuesday on Route 120 between Ridge and Thompson roads while firefighters fought a fire in a garbage truck that took about 30 minutes to extinguish.No one was […]
Council agenda includes hotel development review Conceptual plans for an ambitious development in Woodstock – an 84-room hotel, two drive-thru restaurants, and two apartment buildings with 150 residential units – was […]
When the Woodstock Police Department recently investigated a 4-year-old allegation of child sexual assault, the department called on the Child Advocacy Center of McHenry County for help.Their collaboration led to […]
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