Enjoy a free afternoon concert presented by Winds Off the Lake on Sunday, April 13 in Luecht Auditorium at McHenry County College main campus. Listen to the unique combination of […] ...

New owners at Oney’s; cannabis store Terrabis opens; people on the moveBy Susan W.

By Tricia [email protected] Marian Central Catholic High School senior Colin Zecchin was in third ...

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism ...

Independent file PHOTO Weeks after the natural gas explosion, the damage was still visible amid an ongoing investigation. State Farm, American Family Insurance among plaintiffs in complaints against ...

These toter samples show the sizes that will be in use as of July 1, when the city’s new contract with MDC Environmental Services begins. Pictured (from left) are a 95-gallon trash toter and a ...

Independent file photo This railyard in Crystal Lake, and another in Barrington, would be replaced by a layover facility Metra has planned for Woodstock. Metra officials were in Woodstock this March ...

April, National Poetry Month, is here again, a time to celebrate verse and its importance in our culture. Introduced in 1996, the occasion is observed each year by the Academy […] ...

Tom Schwarz, the big old, 6-foot Teddy Bear with a cute, endearing smile, died March 28, 2025, in Crystal Lake, after more than seven years of debilitating health, having suffered a traumatic brain ...

Curtis Lee Schacht, 85, of Leesburg, IN passed away peacefully at his home on April 3, 2025. Curt was born June 20, 1939 in Woodstock, IL to Karl and Virginia (Pierce) Schacht. He was a graduate of ...