A Woodstock family commits to managing an orphanage in Uganda By Sandy Kucharski and Karen Blea sandy@thewoodstockindependent.com Steve and Barbie Wells live the typical Midwestern lifestyle, incorporating work, worship, and […]
Fair week concludes, but excitement continues By Tricia Carzoli NEWS@thewoodstockindependent.com The, “Stars, Stripes, and Summer Nights” 2024 McHenry County Fair theme was on display throughout the week. Stars – Locals […]
Industry is moving to all automated pickups By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The city will hold two meetings this week to go over upcoming changes in garbage collection for Woodstock residents. […]
10th National Eucharistic Congress convenes in Indy after a pilgrimage stop in Mundelein By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com Twenty parishioners from Saint Mary Catholic Church and Saint Patrick Catholic Church in […]
Next month: Have a ‘Ball’ with Lucille at Stage Left By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com “There is no place like home,” Colleen Clavesilla, seniors real estate specialist with Baird & Warner, […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com “Adventure Begins at Your Library” is the theme of the Woodstock Public Library’s 2024 summer reading challenge. “Summer Reading is always an important program to help […]
The Challenger Learning Center hosts summer camps and adds new missions By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Not only did the staff of the Challenger Learning Center host 10 summer camps during […]
District 200 thanks retiring school bus drivers for decades of service By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com They say that numbers don’t lie, and in this case, it’s true. The number is 93. […]
10-year-old Ruth Dougherty performs at the Fireside Dinner Theatre, Fort Atkinson, Wis. By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Ten-year-old Woodstock resident Ruth Dougherty already has an impressive acting resumé. She is currently […]
e customer purchases using Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Their goal is to make fresh, local, and organic foods available to all. SNAP, formerly […]
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.
