In 2004, at her most desperate, Woodstock’s Rose Toole lived in a cardboard box behind a local Walmart. The mother of seven, now 52 years old, had lost contact with most of her children, bouncing between missions and church basements across Chicagoland, sometimes sleeping on the streets. “The box wasn’t the best, but hey, I […]
By R.M. Brands news@thewoodstockindependent.com 14-year-old Jackson Brimberry, a freshman at Marian Central Catholic High School, worked with publishi…
October 16, 2026


