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 […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comFor the sixteenth year, members of the Wonder Lake Water Ski Show team have hosted a learn-to-ski clinic in partnership with Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association. NISRA is an […]
Since Shaun and Brigitte Baker closed April 7 on the purchase of Dusty’s Pizza, they have spent long days at the restaurant at 7613 Howe Road in Wonder Lake.Occasionally, a […]
When we were still relatively new to Woodstock, my friend Kathy and I had regular phone conversations on the subject of sportcoats.“Do you have the size 8 (or 10, or […]
In the second half of June, Kim Keefe served as the agent for four home sales in Wonder Lake. The three transactions in which the agent with Keefe Real Estate […]
When police tracked stolen lottery tickets to a gas station, the trail led to the arrest of a Wonder Lake man on multiple felony charges of burglary and theft.Christopher A. […]
Snowmobilers brave subzero temperatures for high-speed fun
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comA Woodstock man was one of three persons arrested as a result of an investigation into a stolen car in Wonder Lake.Kevin J Loomis, 38, of Woodstock, and Gustavo […]
Three people were arrested on narcotics charges Thursday after a high-speed chase through Woodstock ended in a minor traffic accident on the city’s south side.The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced […]
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.
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