Purchase of new Jaws of Life equipment for the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District to free trapped motorists at accident scenes will be made possible in part by a local donation.The WFRD […]
By Julia Easthamnews@the woodstockindependent.com Firefighting and emergency rescue are team efforts, and sometimes the team needs to bring in players from out of town.That’s what the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District’s automatic aid […]
After working more than a year without a new contract, firefighters in the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District have a fat paycheck coming.But more important to them, they say, is a new […]
One side is “hopeful.”The other is “optimistic.”But no contract agreement came out of a meeting last week between the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Board of Trustees and board members of Career […]
Impasse. Stalemate. Deadlock.Whatever you call it, firefighters with the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District have worked for nearly a year without a new contract as negotiations – and a federal mediator – […]
Steady growth and development in the Woodstock area has allowed local taxing units to cut their tax rates while increasing property tax levies.And those government units will get a bonus […]
With finances of the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District in good shape, the Board of Trustees is in a spending mood.More firefighters, more vehicles, more radios, and more computers were on the […]
A resident and a dog escaped unharmed Friday morning from a house fire in the 100 block of Meadow Avenue, which left the home uninhabitable.Members of the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District […]
Contract negotiations appear to be headed to a third-party mediator to settle a new contract between Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and the firefighters’ union.“We’ve had a lot of great conversations,” said […]
Older adults can find community, education, and fun at the new SOAR@Dorr Community Center in the Dorr Township building, 1039 Lake Ave.The Community Foundation for McHenry County, the city of […]
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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