Woodstock Moose Lodge still offering free hot chocolate With the holiday season upon us, this might be a good time to indulge in a little nostalgia. In previous years, Summer […]
Accessibility. Newspaper writers who work in a world of one- and two-syllable words try to avoid those with six syllables. But “accessibility” seems just right to explain what McHenry County […]
Late last December, Editor Larry Lough invited each contributor and staff member of The Independent to make one resolution we could share with readers. In the first paper of 2023, […]
Does gravestones mystery involve a haunted house? I read with interest the recent article by Eileen Millard titled “Let’s dig it up” in TheWoodstock Independent, Oct. 25. There is a […]
My young friend Mary is a single working mother, 65. Jake her son, is 11. Mary works just below the eligibility for health care. Her son is covered through CHIPS, […]
Any day now, The Independent expects the latest notification from the McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition that warns about multiple overdose deaths that have occurred recently. Those are in addition […]
By Cheryl Wormley I’ve been writing Declarations since Jan. 13, 1988, so, I’m close to wrapping up my 36th year. I estimate I wrote 50 a year for the first […]
Support productions of local high schools My wife and I had the opportunity to watch three very talented actresses perform a well-written and powerful drama, “Eleemosynary,” in the Casalino Black […]
Greetings, friend. Thought we should get to know each other and so, I’ll start. … Fall has always been my favorite season. I enjoy the colorful display of the leaves […]
Questions about downtown development projects continue to evolve. From, How much is that Old Courthouse Center going to cost? To, When will that redevelopment agreement ever be negotiated for the […]
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.
