Community Foundation for McHenry County awards four grants to Woodstock organizations By Lydia LaGue Lopez news@thewoodstockindependent.com Helping your community comes in many forms, and when someone helps the helpers, greater […]
Local producer takes home awards, sets sight on the future By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com When Woodstock resident John Green decided on a whim that he wanted to make a movie, […]
Flower Magazine publisher Margot Shaw to talk on ‘looking at life through a botanical lens’ By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Margot Shaw, founder of Flower Magazine, will appear at the Woodstock […]
Woodstock horsewoman helps Very Merry Entertainment wrangle another feel-good holiday film By Tricia Carzoli and Sandy Kucharski news@thewoodstockindependent.com After filming “Reporting for Christmas” at the Cherry Tree Inn Bed and […]
The Woodstock Opera House – now past post-COVID, post-renovation – looks on to the future By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com “There are 411 seats in the auditorium,” said Woodstock Opera House […]
Hollywood keeps passing through Woodstock By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock residents will want to keep their eyes peeled this coming holiday season for a peek of their town in an […]
The District 200 Jazz Festival was held November 14th at Woodstock North High School. The event featured
Actor and author Henry Winkler opens at the newly renovated Opera House By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com “I’m grateful to be on this earth,” Henry Winkler, actor and author, said ahead […]
By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com Dracula comes to life on the Marian Central Catholic High School stage – reawakened as a comedy. “Many people are familiar with the story of Bram […]
Pulitzer Prize-winner Jonathan Eig coming to Opera House By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Jonathan Eig – journalist, biographer, and winner of a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for “King: A Life,” a biography […]
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.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
