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“Lucky” 3-month-old male You might be thinking that Lucky the kitten has the wrong name. He is, after all, watching life go by from behind the walls of an animal […]



Calling all cat lovers! If you’ve been thinking of adding a new kitty to your household then contemplate no more; the time is NOW. Luckily, Helping Paws is chock-full of […]


Bryson Calvin, 35, and Yesenia Galarza, 27, are Woodstock residents who are hiking the 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to Maine. Bryson worked for the McHenry County Conservation District for […]

“Sally” 5-year-old female Rescued from a shelter in Kentucky, 5-year-old Sally has a mysterious past. What is obvious, though, is that Sally has had a lot of good meals! This […]

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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