For the first time in six years, the McHenry County Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom Ag Expo returned to its a
By Tricia Carzoli news@the woodstockindependent.com Something looks amiss in the façade of the Woodstock Opera House. “The windows are being taken out to be restored,” Opera House Director Daniel Campbell […]
By Tricia Carzolinews@the woodstockindependent.com For second time in seven years, a total solar eclipse passed through Illinois on April 8.“A total solar eclipse is when the moon is directly between
After a five-and-a half hour meeting held April 2 in the Woodstock Opera House, the Woodstock City Council unanimously approved the controversial Lennar Homes Riverwoods housing development on Woodstock’s east […]
BySusanW.Murray The Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower, … Woodstock’s Old Courthouse Center? On March 21, which was World Down Syndrome Day, landmarks on six continents were bathed in blue […]
ByCarylDierksen Michael Moan is a man who believes in setting goals. It works well for him, given the many responsibilities he juggles as superintendent of Woodstock School District 200. Last […]
ByLarryLough larry@the woodstockindependent.com Just months after signing a five-year lease, Public House has closed its restaurant on the lower level of the city-owned Old Courthouse Center. No official announcement was […]
By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO — State regulators are again considering massive electric utility spending plans that would affect the state’s climate goals – and 5.4 million electric customers’ […]
By ALEX ABBEDUTO, COLE LONGCOR and JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The annual process of negotiating the state budget kicked off Wednesday with Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposing a $52.7 […]
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.
