As some versions of the Native American totem indicate, a hummingbird is known for spreading joy, beauty and healing and is associated with the appreciation of aesthetics, art and music. […]
About 550 people will lose their jobs when Brown Printing Company, Woodstock’s only remaining major printer, closes later this year. Executives at Brown told employees June 18 that the company’s […]
A teacher accused of battery for allegedly touching two girls inappropriately was granted a severance package of about $27,000 at a Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education meeting June […]
Current Woodstock North High School Assistant Principal Justin Smith will be swapping teal and black for blue and white this fall as he crosses town to become the new principal […]
Cats are living cozier at Helping Paws Animal Shelter, thanks to funding from a Pepsi grant that allowed the shelter to install two outdoor “catios” – caged patio areas, allowing […]
With six change orders already made to the original construction plans on the Old Courthouse dome, the city’s project is coming in over budget and behind schedule. In October, $775,250 […]
After losing her childhood dog to a rare copper storage disease, Shannon Smith committed herself to becoming a veterinarian. Recently, the 2011 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate received the […]
Cultivating interest in education, the Woodstock Professional & Business Women organization is hosting its 22nd annual Garden Walk Saturday, June 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., to provide scholarships […]
Plans to add lanes to Highway 14 between Woodstock and Crystal Lake picked up steam recently when crews picked up their shovels, ending more than a decade of waiting for […]
Despite a state statute requiring them to do so, members of the Woodstock City Council failed to pass a prevailing wage ordinance at its June 3 meeting, defeating the motion […]
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.
