Students walking along Route 47 will see path improved, crossing island at St. John’s Road Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.com The city of Woodstock has been awarded a $250,000 Safe Routes to School […]
but he turned it into something far more powerful than himself Gavers Cancer Foundation What do you do with a shattering cancer diagnosis? One that strikes hard, hits fast, and […]
By Larry Loughnews@thewoodstockindependent.com Developments in downtown Woodstock took two steps forward last week when the City Council advanced plans to guide planning on the Square and beyond as well as […]
By Susan W. Murraynews@thewoodstockindependent.com Prairie Roots at the Woodstock Public Library opens officially on May 30 When the newly expanded and renovated Woodstock Public Library reopened its doors in June […]
By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com The agenda for the May 12 meeting of the D-200 Board of Education was a mixture of recognizing recent accomplishments and looking to the upcoming school year. […]
By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock has a new Wayfinding Master Plan to help people unfamiliar with the city to get where they intend to go and to know where they are […]
“He was a good Catholic, a good family man, a good lawyer, and most of all, a really nice guy.” That’s how Jim Campion’s best friend, Jack Darby, described him […]
By Susan W. Murraynews@thewoodstockindependent.com One chapter of the Hearthstone story has now closed. During the last week of April, Hearthstone Community – the assisted living apartment building, the skilled nursing […]
Two people – including a Lake County sheriff’s deputy – were taken to the hospital last week after the officer’s patrol car left the road and hit a utility pole […]
By Kevin Lyons District 200 Assistant Principal John Liuzzi, who has spent his entire career in Woodstock School District 200, will assume the principal position at Woodstock High School this […]
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.
