The water is heating up
August 14, 2023
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 […]
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 […]
Gun possession is why we remain a free nation The Independent’s opinion column of July 19 illustrated an incredibly dangerous reaction that would have devastating circumstances for our country. Understandable […]
McHenry County Sheriff Robb Tadelman took the high road in his statement about the recent decision by the Illinois Supreme Court to uphold Illinois’ new SAFE-T Act, which eliminates the […]
Newspapers are not always good at explaining why they do what they do. Because a newspaper is unlike any other business in the community, people sometimes don’t understand the decisions […]
By Darrell Moore Woodstock city planner When I reached out to the Illinois State Historic Preservation Office earlier this year to get its perspective on the Old Courthouse Center rehabilitation […]
Maybe in a few years, nobody will remember how much it cost and how long it took to restore and remodel the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House to create Old […]
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.