“It was magical,” Cherry Tree Inn Bed and Breakfast owner Lori Miarecki said of her brush with Hollywood. Her inn was a featured location for several scenes in Hulu’s new […]
Two members of Woodstock Scouts BSA Troop 329 spent 14 years in Scouting by way of Pack 350 in Woodstock, then Scout Troop 329, followed by Troop 139 in Oak […]
Woodstock Police active in holiday traffic enforcement campaign This Thanksgiving, the Woodstock Police Department is joining the Illinois State Police and other local law enforcement agencies to ensure holiday travelers […]
Each year, after Woodstock resident Diane Brokaw raises money through Stuff the Stocking for Zach, she uses some of the funds to surprise strangers in local grocery stores and pharmacies […]
This building is in the running for the smallest gas station in Woodstock. Built in 1929, it operated as a Shell station until ceasing operation in 1941. The building is […]
“We want our veterans to know that we are there for them,” American Legion Commander Louisett “Lou” Ness said. For the first time, the VFW and the American Legion teamed […]
By Mills Guanci Environmental Defenders of McHenry County The clay-colored sparrow was declared extirpated in Illinois, meaning that no more of these birds are considered to be living in the […]
For U.S. Army Vietnam veteran Dan Neely, November brings both Veterans Day and an anniversary that he never forgets. “Fifty-four years ago today I was drafted,” he said Friday, Nov. […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Friends of the Old Courthouse will have the first gingerbread house display in the newly remodeled Old Courthouse Center this month. Gingerbread creations will be displayed through […]
By Nancy Shevel After writing about native flowers, shrubs, and trees, I thought it might be fun to explore Illinois native mammals and birds. Illinois was discovered in 1673, settled […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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