‘We’re all struggling here’

Trust the Torch!

News

COVID-19 mitigation orders, COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, hospitality business guidelines, Woodstock Police

City sets rules designed to protect people, businesses during pandemic

Subscribe or Login to continue reading this quality article by The Woodstock Independent

COVID-19 mitigation orders, COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, hospitality business guidelines, Woodstock Police

Larry Lough

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.

All Posts

Larry Lough

All Posts

Keep Exploring

Photos: Streaks take down the Wolves, earn first playoff victory since 2009

No one was picking the 7 – 2 Woodstock Blue Streaks to beat the 3 – 7 Prairie Ridge Wolves despite their historically bad season. The pundits all thou…

October 31, 2026

Marian Playoff Run Ends at Johnsburg

By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central’ junior Carson Telamanik intercepted Johnsburg’s 1,600-yard passer, Ryan Schnurr, on…

October 31, 2026

Doubles duo won 5 state tourney matches

By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central’s doubles team of Julia Lukey and Jordan Cheng concluded a memorable season with fiv…

October 29, 2026