By Jan Bosman Poet Naomi Shihab Nye could not have defined 2021 any better than this excerpt from her poem, “Burning the Old Year”: So much of any year is […]
Brad Ball, the new president and CEO of the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry, remembers being a third- or fourth-grader when his family lived in a Maryland suburb […]
You won’t need a lot of time to take the survey about whether Woodstock School District 200 should combine the athletic programs of Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools. Just […]
Bond issues totaling $19 million will help to finance two major projects in Woodstock’s immediate future – renovation of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House, now underway, and the city’s […]
A few weeks ago, the brown paper came down from the storefront windows at 105 E. Judd St., revealing the American Trails Gallery. Several years in the making, the gallery […]
Instead of voting in the primary election on the third Tuesday of March, local voters this year won’t go to the polls until the fourth Tuesday of June. That gives […]
Kaleb Robey is the newest Eagle Scout from Boy Scout Troop 329 in Woodstock, a rank attained by only 6 percent of eligible Scouts. Having been involved with Scouting for […]
Twenty-year-old Woodstock resident Alex Toepper says that he wants “to turn 21 for a different reason than everybody else wants to turn 21.” When he reaches legal age, Toepper can […]
Members of the Clayworkers’ Guild of Illinois are shaping a new future for themselves. Originally located inside the Old Courthouse for more than 20 years, and known for an annual […]
Woodstock’s new events facility in the Old Courthouse is now booking weddings, parties, and more – 18 months from now. Final details of construction and renovation work at the Old […]
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.
