Helping community with kindness
June 17, 2020
Shane Gibson, Marian Central Class of 2020, has completed his community service project on the road to earning the Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts. He has only three remaining […]
The Environmental Defenders is pleased to announce that its two bookstores, The Green Spot in Woodstock and The Green Read in Crystal Lake, have reopened. Of course, all the social-distancing […]
Monarch butterflies are the official insect of the state of Illinois. Every year hundreds of millions of monarchs undertake a great journey up to 3,000 miles in their annual migration […]
The Woodstock Food Pantry has adopted new procedures as it offers food to meet the needs of Woodstock residents, even during the additional challenges in this time of confinement. The […]
Several environmentally friendly initiatives earned the city of Woodstock the Government Award from the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County. That was one of four awards presented during the Defenders’ 50th […]
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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