Just call us Hollywood East. With a reputation as a friendly and accommodating place for shooting movies, TV series, and even commercials, Woodstock continually finds itself in the eye of […]
Have you made any New Year’s resolutions? No rush. There are no rules, no deadlines. Jan. 1 isn’t magical. If it’s a day or a week or a month later, […]
What a great time to live in Woodstock. Don’t you agree? We have a positive, progressive, safe community with many creative, imaginative people working to move Woodstock forward. In the […]
Ceding control of the former Die Cast factory site to a developer is on a tentative agenda for the City Council meeting Dec. 20. That’s a rather ambitious timeline, considering […]
Republican Darren Bailey won more than 50 percent of the votes in McHenry County in a three-way race for Illinois governor in last week’s election.Statewide, he received only 43 percent […]
Now is the perfect time to get involved in the election. No, not the one on Tuesday this week. The one next spring. While results of the general election this […]
For being a non-presidential election, next week’s vote is a pretty big deal. Surely you’ve heard about it. You can’t watch television these days with being bombarded by political messages […]
Harnessing the power of the sun is not a new concept. Nor is technology to make capture of solar energy more efficient. But solar arrays – with our Midwestern agricultural […]
If you failed to take advantage of either Dusty Boots Tour of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House – soon to be the Old Courthouse Center – you might have […]
“There’s a big problem” of drug addiction in McHenry County, according to Bobby Gattone, executive director of New Directions Addiction Recovery Services based in Woodstock. State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally described […]
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.
