With its last and biggest sale winding down, Bohn’s Ace Hardware on Route 47 is set to end an almost century-long legacy in Woodstock and close its doors by the […]
Bohn’s Ace Hardware, at 150 S Eastwood Drive, has a closing sale underway that marks the end of a Woodstock institution for close to 90 years. The third-generation owner of […]
Visit Woodstock Square Mall Sept. 21 A talent for sewing, handed down through several generations, led Woodstock resident Lynda Remmers and her sister, Annie Moody, to start HoopSisters, a sewing […]
Woodstock will be a little cooler this fall, thanks to the addition of Chilly Willie’s yogurt shop. Chrissy Huelsman owns the new business at 124 Cass St., Unit 1. YoFresh […]
“Truck buddies” from Woodstock to Chicago and beyond are expected for a truckin’ good time at Woodstock’s McHenry County Fairgrounds this weekend. Joe Nanez and Erica Burke of will host […]
If you can sing along to “Let’s Do The Time Warp Again,” then this coming Friday is when to start. The starring track in the cult-classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show” […]
The Square’s very own “School of Rock” will, on Sept. 1, mark its first anniversary at 124 N. Benton St., renewing its commitment to keeping rock ’n’ roll alive through […]
When you walk into Jackass Charm Corner Store, there is a lot to take in, despite the small space. You are likely to notice the vintage settée flanked by a […]
At first glance, it seems that multi-franchise McDonald’s restaurant owner Susan Singleton has it all. But it took 25 years to get one thing she really wanted: the franchise in […]
A rural Woodstock nursery is breaking new ground with its first crop of hops. The 45-acre tree nursery known as Coyote Ridge is now also home to Machete Hops. Mark […]
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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