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.” […]
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 […]
Art to be displayed, sold during Sunday concerts Art on the Square will bring local artists and their works to downtown Woodstock on selected summer Sundays during concerts arranged by […]
By Ruth Raubertas news@thewoodstockindependent.com Members of the arts community – actors, painters, sculptors, musicians, poets, dancers, chefs, and more – might consider moving to Woodstock in the next few years. […]
With peeks of sunshine through threatening clouds, Woodstock’s annual Summer in the Parks wrapped up Sunday to end five days of activities. People from Algonquin, Huntley, and McHenry, as well […]
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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