Linda Nulle of Woodstock manages her own public library. Though her collection is small, it frequently changes. She doesn’t have a check-out counter; there is no return policy; and she never issues a late fee. Many patrons have frequented the new library at the corner of Wicker Street and Olive Avenue this summer, but none […]
A huge spike in the price of road salt is leaving public works departments cold. The city of Woodstock will pay more than two times as much for road salt this year as it did for last winter’s order, partly the result of depleted supplies meeting high demand as maintenance crews restock dwindling salt piles […]
A new shop filled with older treasures, Trésors is making its debut on the Woodstock Square. Trésors, French for treasures, 110 N Benton St., is located at the former home of Lorraine’s Memories Scrapbooking and More. The store combines creative collections, designs and repurposed pieces from several individuals to create a cohesive retail look. Ladies […]
Hundreds of X-marked trees throughout the city are slated for removal after suffering the plague of the emerald ash borer. More than 100 ash trees in Woodstock city limits have been identified as infested with the invasive and highly destructive green beetle. Woodstock Public Works began identifying infested trees in 2009 and began removal in […]
Two 13-year-old boys were charged with trespassing, theft and criminal damage to property to several homes in the Sonatas and Sweetwater subdivisions in Woodstock. Deputy Police Chief John Lieb said the Woodstock Police Department investigated seven reported unlawful entries into occupied and unoccupied homes in the two subdivisions during September. “One of the residents that […]
In Bunco, a 12-player dice game, the chance of winning is 1 in 12. “In the U.S., the chance of a woman being diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in her lifetime is about 1 in 8,” according to data from the American Cancer Society. With three breast cancer survivors in their family, the Martinos of […]
A nine-hole public disc golf course at Raintree Park is now open. After years of pursuing a plan to install a course in a local park, Jeff Kaufmann’s persistence paid off. The Raintree Park course officially opened Sept. 20. Disc golf, commonly called Frisbee golf or frolf, is scored like traditional golf but is played […]
Two Woodstock residents were charged with breaking into and stealing from Harvest Bible Chapel Church in Crystal Lake Sept. 11, police said. Zachary D. Armijo, 24, and Brianna J. Villalobos, 21, were charged with Class 1 felony burglary and theft, charges that came about because the incidents took place in a church. Armijo also was […]
When Woodstock resident Jim Patton developed a fever, chills and headaches, his initial thought was not West Nile virus. Patton, who is in his 70s, is an active athlete who played tennis and golf at least three times weekly and often went on bicycle rides with his wife, Deborah. She said the retired Woodstock High […]
With the addition of its 98-acre retreat and ecology campus on Country Club Road in Woodstock in 2010, Loyola University-Chicago is quickly becoming one of the nation’s greenest colleges. Based out of Chicago, the Jesuit school has several green initiatives and recently created an institute of environmental sustainability. The new program currently offers: five environmental […]
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.
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