Amidst a powerful thunderstorm Monday, the west side of the bell tower at the Woodstock Opera House sustained a direct lightning hit around 4:30 p.m. The strike “blew out a […]
Sunday will see a Mexican Independence Day celebration like Woodstock has never seen before. For starters, it won’t be in a parking lot behind Flores Banquets on Throop Street. This […]
Lightning from Monday’s storm, which cascaded sheets of water on Woodstock, hit the chimney atop Marian Central Catholic High School, causing “quite extensive” damage, according to interim superintendent Vito DeFrisco. […]
Jerry. Ryan. Jessica. Frank. Names were shouted out, one after the other. Mike. Amy. Nate. Anthony. Some people would offer the names of two, three, four people they had known. […]
Six goals with objectives and tasks to achieve them are part of a new four-year strategic plan for the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District. The 34-page document was approved last week by […]
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on today signed the three final bills of the 599 sent to him by the Illinois General […]
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.
