COURTESY PHOTO
Kishwaukee Brewing co-owner Dan Payson talks about processes and equipment as other McHenry County brewery and distillery representatives toured his facility during a McHenry County Craft Beverage Trail pre-launch gathering. (Courtesy photo)
Not until the middle of June 2019 did Woodstock have its first microbrewery producing stouts, ales, and IPAs. Three years later, the city is on the verge of getting its […]
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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.
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