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2021 year in review: The year many people took their best shot

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At a vaccination clinic hosted by Woodstock North High School in February, Shawna Gray prepares to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from Chris Wizceb. (Independent file photo)

At mid-year, 2021 was shaping up to be the year of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Woodstock. Vaccines had been available for more than six months and the weekly number of new cases –which had peaked in McHenry County at just over 2,000 in mid-November 2020 – had fallen to 19 for the week […]

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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.
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Picture of Larry Lough

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.
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