Jim Weith’s first day as a mail carrier for the U.S. Post Office in Woodstock was Jan. 5, 1987. At that time, Denise Graff ...

Start  seeing  motorcycles”  is  a  seasonal  reminder  to  motorists  in  Illinois  of  the  increased  good-weather ...

Staff [email protected] The McHenry County Historical Society and Museum has announced a new interactive ...

By Susan W. [email protected] Two recent proposals to build slaughterhouses in the county have pointed out that for all of the appeal of living in a bucolic setting, neighbors in ...

News Brief courtesy Alex Vucha, WFRD Public Information Officer On Saturday, July 5, 2025, at 5:53 p.m., the Woodstock ...

The Woodstock Independent has been publishing articles about local educators who are retiring. We ran our first one in 1990, when reporter Lisa Kelly profiled […] ...

Readers of The Independent have seen some good news and bad news lately about the Die Cast factory site along Clay Street.

By Susan W. [email protected] When Tom Annarella interviewed for his current position of nursing home ...

By Eileen [email protected] Marengo Disposal Systems, the city’s waste hauler, has been delivering toters to meet the July 1 deadline for changes to the current system. Recycling ...