Newspaper content is sometimes determined by looking at three behaviors of readers to determine what is important in their lives. How they spend their money. How they spend their time. […]
Before we put McHenry County’s 2021 consolidated election in the books, let’s remember the 2020 election still isn’t over. That’s right. Republican candidate Jim Oberweis still hasn’t conceded the 14th […]
By Cheryl Wormley If you have driven or walked on South Street past Woodstock High School, you’ve seen wrecking crews dismantling a mostly brick building that served the health needs […]
Would it be a McHenry County election with some unnecessary drama? But how could it happen in a consolidated local election, when almost nobody votes (less than 10 percent turnout)? […]
With the April 6 consolidated election rapidly approaching, voters will be streaming to the polls in less than a week. Or not. As McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio observed last […]
”A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” That D.C. budgetary witticism is frequently attributed to former Illinois U.S. Sen. Everett McKinley Dirksen, a Republican […]
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.
