Building Foundations
What do legendary NFL quarterbacks Steve Young, Dan Marino and Warren Moon have in common? They have all…
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Two small children took turns posing inside the kid-sized wood locomotive in front of M.D. Trains on Cass Street as their mother took their picture. That kind […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com “Christmas at the Castle” by Susan Roderick Seibel won the People’s Choice Award as chosen by visitors at the sixth annual Gingerbread House Walk in the Old […]
A year after the Groundhog Days Committee scaled back the regularly scheduled events because of COVID-19, plans are underway for nearly a weeklong celebration. Groundhog Days Committee Chairman Rick Bellairs […]
By Lydia LaGue news@thewoodstockindependent.com “The best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” A line made famous in the 2003 movie “Elf ” has now […]
Grants offered from Arts & Culture Fund; application deadline Dec. 31 Charitable organizations that offer arts and culture programming and events in Woodstock are eligible for grants of up to […]
Author Sally Cissna recently completed the third book in her series about life in Woodstock since 1900. Each book covers a period of years in the lives of the Wienke […]
Jacqueline Saper remembers the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 as “an absolutely chaotic time.” Just 17 years old when the uprising against the U.S.-backed Mohammad Reza Shah commenced in 1978, Saper […]
Land Conservancy to host ‘Art of the Land’ art show The 13th annual Art of the Land art show and fundraiser of The Land Conservancy of McHenry County will be […]
The Woodstock community is invited to a famous tea party when Woodstock North High School theater students present “Alice in Wonderland.” The production is based on the classic story by […]
‘Alice in Wonderland’ at Woodstock North theater “Alice In Wonderland” will be presented in four performances from Nov. 11 to 13 by Woodstock North High School Theatre at the school’s […]
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What do legendary NFL quarterbacks Steve Young, Dan Marino and Warren Moon have in common? They have all…
Within the next month, Barrington resident Doug McConnell will attempt to accomplish something that only 47 people older…
Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…