Holiday traffic enforcement underway Motorists are warned that a “Click It or Ticket” traffic enforcement campaign around the Memorial Day holiday has begun with the goal of urging seat belt […]
By Nancy Shevel Feeling old? The earliest fossil records of ferns date back about 360 million years ago (Devonian Period). The first humans (hominins) started appearing only 6 million years […]
When I write or speak about estate planning, I spend little time talking about wills. How can I neglect that topic? Isn’t a will the most critical part of an […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Local health officials are recommend people in McHenry County resume wearing face masks as the community level of COVID-19 has risen from medium to high. According to […]
Bad news: Woodstock’s first traffic roundabout will cost $50,000 more than expected. Good news: The city won’t have to pay all of that. The City Council last week approved a […]
For some, Memorial Day recollects the deep loss endured by those who have stood beside their brothers and sisters who were lost in combat as well as stateside. For others, […]
Staff Report news@the woodstockindependent.com Woodstock’s Memorial Day program has been organized by VFW Post 5040 Auxiliary President Chris Gehrke. • Ceremony at the bandstand in the Park in the Square […]
How will drivers get into downtown Woodstock this summer? That is a concern of Woodstock Square Business Connection, a seven-month-old group of downtown business owners. At last week’s City Council […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com The McHenry County Department of Health is offering COVID-19 booster doses at its clinics to anyone who is 5 years of age or older. According to a […]
On the same day that Zac Bleicher took the stage of the Woodstock Opera House to conduct audience members on a virtual tour of Chicago’s Glasner Studio, the Woodstock Fine […]
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.
