INDEPENDENT FILE PHOTO | Blacksmith hobbyist Chuck Howenstine of McHenry helps Emmit Graham make a mini sword during the 2018 HarvestFest on the Square. Blacksmith demonstrations are among the activities this week to celebrate Woodstock’s agricultural heritage.
Sunday will see a Mexican Independence Day celebration like Woodstock has never seen before. For starters, it won’t be in a parking lot behind Flores Banquets on Throop Street. This […]
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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 instructor for 17 years.
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 instructor for 17 years.
Blue Streaks reach regional final Woodstock advanced to the IHSA Class 3A Boylan Catholic boys basketball regional final game on the strength of a str…
By Larry LoughLarry@thewoodstockindependent.com Jack Pease said he decided “to slow the train down” on the proposed expansion of his Lily Pond Road gr…
By Larry Loughnews@thewoodstockindependent.com on on the city’s five-year Enhanced Streets Improvement Program, which ended in 2025, Woodstock’s stree…
