From local VFW Post 5040 to our community, families The rumors of our demise are somewhat exaggerated. On Aug. 31, Woodstock VFW Post 5040 will cease to operate our […]
“Obvious: ‘scuse me, is that your nose or did a bus park on your face? Meteorological: everybody take cover, she’s going to blow! Fashionable: you know, you could de-emphasize your […]
On a recent sunny Sunday afternoon, with a clear day and a dry road ahead of him, a 66-year-old motorcyclist nearly died after losing control of his bike on Route […]
By Cheryl Wormley Think of the barrage of news you dealt with this past week. What news would you say was most important to you? For me it was the […]
By Maxwell Parrish From Niagara Falls to Tanzania, St. Louis to Michigan, Woodstock’s high schoolers traveled and enjoyed many things this summer – before classes resumed last week. So, I […]
Woodstock would be fortunate to have any one of the tenants who will occupy space in the Old Courthouse Center. To have them all is further evidence of Woodstock’s magic. […]
By Cheryl Wormley Like a frog in a kettle of water is what best describes how I am feeling. I didn’t notice the fire under the kettle, and now the […]
Friends of the Old Courthouse Following the success of the Week in the Life of McHenry County photo book, the Friends of the Old Courthouse board is working on its […]
Five years ago, the Woodstock City Council approved a special use permit for Borrego Solar Systems to build a solar farm at U.S.14 and Lily Pond Road on the city’s […]
By Cheryl Wormley Start with the headline and add “but today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day.” Those were the first words of the text Denise Graff Ponstein, my friend […]
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.
