Woodstock’s homeless assistance center, operating in the former city fire station at South and Throop streets for the past four years, will close this week.A news release from the city […]
Oct. 1, 2019, is the target date to open a facility in McHenry that will replace Woodstock’s Old Firehouse Assistance Center as host for services to the homeless, Mayor Brian […]
By Larry Lough larry@thewoodstockindependant.com Convinced their concerns about problems with the homeless were not being heard, a group of downtown Woodstock business owners and near-southside residents have launched a neighborhood […]
During a 10-day period in early May, the Woodstock Police Department reported making 16 arrests. The home address for eight of them was listed as “transient.” In a word more […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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