The Bull Valley Garden Club is celebrating the village of Bull Valley’s 40th birthday the best way it knows how: with a flower show. The standard flower show, called “Happy […]
A group of bank tellers recently went above and beyond to help a Woodstock couple recover a lost check. On May 2, in pouring rain and high winds, Carol and […]
About two years ago, Jesus Rodarte was struggling to keep a roof over his family’s head. He worked while his wife stayed home and took care of their three young […]
The Woodstock City Band will play on as it prepares for its 133rd season of band concerts under summer skies. Director Duane Peiffer will raise the baton at 7:30 p.m. […]
Memorial Day commemorations will last a little longer in Woodstock this year after organizers decided to extend a well-received series of displays for several weeks. Eighteen businesses and public places […]
The Hooved Animal Humane Society rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes lots of animals which can’t be treated by traditional shelters, but it doesn’t do it alone. HAHS works to “benefit animals […]
The world has changed since the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County was formed nearly 50 years ago. But as the group — not to mention the worldwide environmental movement — […]
The energetic, talented children of the African Children’s Choir will sing in concert during the 10 a.m. morning worship service at the First Presbyterian Church, 2018 Route 47, Woodstock. Their […]
Helping Paws Animal Shelter, Woodstock’s no-kill animal shelter, is hosting its annual Art for the Paws fundraiser through Saturday, April 22. Since its inception three years ago, participation has increased […]
Eugene V. Debs entered the McHenry County Jail in May 1895 as a union leader charged with mail obstruction. Six months later, he left the facility on the Woodstock Square […]
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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