For downtown residents, Woodstock is two cities [On June 29] there was a shooting. Headlines like that hardly make waves these days. Where was it – another parade? Perhaps an […]
How concerned should the residents of Woodstock be about two recent gun-related arrests that involved activities in the outside-dining area downtown along North Benton Street? City officials reacted by working […]
By Morgen Neuhauser Working at The Woodstock Independent is a bit like jumping into the deep end of a pool: you better know how to swim. My first day here […]
By Maxwell Parrish After an informal survey of 152 people, my friend Kevin Eismueller and I estimate that over half of all students at Woodstock North High School struggle with […]
Ask not what your city can do for you; ask what you can do for your city. That concept, borrowed from a presidential inauguration speech more than 50 years ago, […]
By Cheryl Wormley Paul Lockwood’s column in the June 28-July 4 edition of The Woodstock Independent tickled my funny bone and was music to my ears. If you missed “The […]
Open letter to the Illinois governor and members of the General Assembly: Do we really need a township government in the 21st century? Some opinions from Illinois news media: Chicago […]
By Daniel Grant Farm Week The expanding drought and crop condition ratings continue to trend in opposite directions as many farmers nervously await what should be the pivotal corn pollination […]
Addiction continually raises its dangerous head in McHenry County, reminding us that it lurks just beneath the surface of our communities. In late June, the McHenry County Department of Health […]
We at The Independent love that readers love their newspaper. Nearly all of them, anyway. Nearly all of the time. That’s pretty clear when the postal service fails to get […]
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.
