Developers of Riverwoods should be looking elsewhere Lennar Corp., a corporation with nearly $34 billion in gross revenues last year, has proposed a 320-unit high-density housing development southeast of the city of Woodstock where Lucas Road intersects Doty and Mount Thabor roads. The planned subdivision would be sited in and alongside wetlands at the headwaters […]
By Clement Clarke Moore ’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of sugar-plums danced […]
By Cheryl Wormley Holidays are filled with tradition. For me, Christmas traditions top all others. In my heart and mind, Christmas starts after Thanksgiving – not before. But even as Jim and I are finishing the last of the leftover turkey and pumpkin pie, I’m ready to bring the Christmas tubs out of the garage. […]
By Jan Bosman I believed for a long time that miracles were other-worldly happenings: the virgin birth, the parting of the Red Sea, a baby for a couple beyond child-bearing age. Strangely, or maybe not so, these were Bible stories, ones that I was exposed to during my faith journey; and I questioned some or […]
As a family-friendly community, we wouldn’t want a visitor to be ticketed for asking someone on the street for the time if standing within three feet of the Woodstock resident. Or not being allowed to ask for directions within 20 feet of a bus stop. Or from working in pairs to collect signatures for a […]
By Cheryl Wormley The impact of a handwritten thank you is well documented. Imagine the joy in The Independent office last week when we received handwritten “thank you” letters from 15 third-graders. All 15 are students in Kecia Griffin’s W.I.N. class at Westwood Elementary School, and they are part of The Independent’s Newspaper in Education […]
Two residents who believe in Hearthstone speak out Maybe it’s time for some positive comments instead of all the negativity Hearthstone has been getting. We are two people, Carol and Donna, who reside at Hearthstone. We each have lived in a duplex at least nine years. It is upsetting to read the comments of the […]
City Council members recently suffered a relapse of an ailment that has plagued them for a year or more. The disorder, if that’s what it is, was given a name last January, but it had been developing for months. During a council meeting soon after the beginning of this year, then-Councilwoman Wendy Piersall was the […]
Not long after speaking at the local Veterans Day ceremony, state Rep. Steve Reick was shaking hands at Niko’s Red Mill Tavern. In his left hand, the Woodstock Republican held a clipboard with a petition for signatures he would need to file his candidacy for re-election in the Illinois House 63rd District. He has represented […]
In some ways, the COVID-19 pandemic is still with us. It’s reflected in the reading and math scores of students in the annual statewide school report card, which was released recently by the Illinois State Board of Education. “Consistent improvement” is how educators described the newest results, as we would hope they could. That’s a […]
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.
