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 […] ...

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 ...

Readers of The Independent have seen some good news and bad news lately about the Die Cast factory site along Clay Street. Fortunately, the bad news is old news. In […] Subscribe or Login to continue ...

After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Susan “Susie Q” Morton, 42, passed away on June 21, 2025, in McHenry surrounded by her family and friends. Born Aug. 25, 1982, in Plymouth, Wis., ...