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September 18, 2023
Enjoyable experience – under the circumstances Shout-out to the Woodstock Fire/Rescue team who answered my 911 call and then took me into McHenry on Sunday, Aug. 27. Lt. Jeff Lesniak, […]
Enjoyable experience – under the circumstances Shout-out to the Woodstock Fire/Rescue team who answered my 911 call and then took me into McHenry on Sunday, Aug. 27. Lt. Jeff Lesniak, […]
Take a look at that spectacular lighted sculpture pictured on this page. As Woodstock creates a new Arts Plan for the community, a striking piece like that might be part […]
Heading up to Lake Geneva a couple of weeks ago, my husband, Tom, and I noticed that Five Star Pizzeria on North Seminary Avenue had closed. When we moved to […]
By Craig S. Tebo Obtaining your normal weight is not as difficult as you might think. If you can understand what causes weight gain, you can achieve it. A healthy […]
No climate emergency despite ‘pseudoscience’ I am wondering why The Independent declares that it is “serving Woodstock, Wonder Lake, and Bull Valley” but then publishes a letter from a climate […]
Citizens have had a big hand in making the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District the professional operation it is. In fact, a voter referendum in 1993 created the district from three entities: […]
In a previous lifetime, I was editor of a daily newspaper whose telephone records were secretly obtained by police as they tried to find out who talked to a reporter […]
Other ideas on marketing what Woodstock can be I am prompted to write, having read Cheryl Wormley’s [column, “The water is heating up”] in the Aug. 16 issue of The […]
As people in the news business have seen, seldom does ignoring tough questions make them go away. And people have reason to want answers on difficult issues facing Woodstock’s Hearthstone […]
By Cheryl Wormley Imagine, or for some of us remember, Main Street with a theater with just two screens instead of eight and a parking lot instead of the pedway […]
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.