You have only a couple of more days to respond to the survey about whether athletic programs of Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools should be combined. Need more information […]
Imagine the possibilities. That thought must have driven the vision for what the project underway at the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House promises for Woodstock. And as the total expense […]
Whatever your usual excuse for not voting in a primary election, it doesn’t apply in 2022. Not familiar with the candidates? You have additional time this year to get to […]
Local numbers keep falling for new cases of COVID-19. Face masks are optional just about everywhere. Even the McHenry County Department of Public Health has shut down its COVID-19 call […]
Let’s show Woodstock Willie the respect he is due by confirming his Groundhog Day forecast of an early spring in 2022. We suggest it start at 2 a.m. this coming […]
No rivalry in local sports rivals the competition in games, meets, and matches between crosstown high schools Woodstock and Woodstock North. As School District 200 Superintendent Mike Moan describes it, […]
By Cheryl Wormley Ever been asked what happens in Woodstock after Willie’s prognostication? Or more to the point, what happens in Woodstock after the Groundhog Days festival? This year, the […]
By Rick Bellairs 30 years! Who knew? When people approached the city of Woodstock 30 years ago about filming a movie in our town, who would have guessed we would […]
Woodstock School District 200 had to wait only a month to employ its new “snow days” policy. Classes were called off on Jan. 25 when the morning temperature was forecast […]
Who could have known, 30 years ago, what a wonderful gift Woodstock was getting when director Harold Ramis brought the cast and crew of “Groundhog Day” to town? For that […]
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.
