Artisan fair to focus on locally hand-crafted items Bull Valley Hardwood will host its first Maker’s Fair from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9. The event will take […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Works by 17 regional artists will be displayed at 14 stops around Woodstock in the Autumn Art Tour Sept. 9 and 10. The free, self-guided tour starts […]
By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock’s Park in the Square will benefit from the same state of Illinois funding that is moving many Opera House renovation projects along this year and […]
By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Although no visible work is going on right now for the Woodstock Opera House remodeling and renovation project, plenty is happening behind the scenes. Contracts for […]
With the McHenry County Fair celebrating its 75th anniversary, the board is recognizing McHenry County farms that have had a presence locally for three-quarters of a century or more. Fischer […]
For 75 years, Woodstock has been the home of the McHenry County Fair. It has been a local mecca for prize-winning farm animals, cream-of-the-crop harvests, innovative bakers, skilled crafters, and […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Performers from Pittsburgh, Nashville, Ohio, Georgia, and Kansas, as well as Illinois, will play at the 38th annual Woodstock Folk Festival this coming weekend. Performances will include […]
Season tickets on sale for four shows by Theatre 121 Theatre 121’s fourth season will feature four Broadway hits starting in October at the Woodstock Opera House. The 2023-24 schedule […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com For the second week in a row, the weekly summer concert of the City Band will be forced inside tonight, July 5. Instead of playing its Independence […]
“I think this is a historic City Band concert,” Woodstock Opera House manager Daniel Campbell said. “To my knowledge, the City Band has never played inside the Opera House before.” […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
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