‘He who abides in love, abides in God, God in him’ I am a straight, white, long-term resident of Woodstock, and applaud your coverage of this year’s PrideFest. As I stood watching the parade line up, and talked to some of the participants, my eyes filled with tears. The St. Ann’s Episcopal Church (one of […]
Ever have one of those months where you have a lot of things on your mind and on your schedule, and you need to share several quick thoughts before they disappear? As I start to write this month’s column, that’s where I’m at – too many things on the tip of my mind, both serious […]
Next week’s primary election ballot does not include anyone seeking the Democratic nomination for McHenry County sheriff. Democrats also failed to field a candidate for sheriff in 2018. And 2014. (An independent was on the ballot.) No Democrat has campaigned for sheriff since 2010. In all likelihood, the Republican primary will again determine the next […]
By Cheryl Wormley Like the stars aligning, two happenings last week led to this week’s Declarations. The first was reading Jan Dovidio’s delightful article “Meet Joseph George Cerny(s)” in The Independent. The second was discussing the power of names during a Bible study about Elizabeth and Zachariah naming their son John. If you missed the […]
This is a time to celebrate all residents of Woodstock Many of you know us as owners of Read Between the Lynes, your local bookstore in Woodstock. Today we are proud residents of Woodstock. Our family moved to Woodstock in March 1997. At that time, our three children were ages 9, 6 and 3. We […]
As is typical for Illinois weather in March, temperatures varied from day to day, with an average statewide temperature 1.5 degrees above normal. April was colder than normal. May finally brought spring and a taste of summer heat. So what’s ahead for the actual summer, which officially gets underway next Tuesday? The latest outlook from […]
By Cheryl Wormley For many who live in Woodstock, summer starts with the first city band concert. Last Wednesday, concertgoers wrapped up in blankets and wore hooded rain gear, because it had rained most of the afternoon and the temperature didn’t rise above the low 50s. When the band struck its first chord of the […]
Is this how democracy was supposed to work in U.S.? These weeks are difficult with all the unkind things being said about the candidates and the political parties. The TV is loaded with disparaging ads, our phones and computers with texts, mailers. The difference between right and wrong seems to have been lost in politics […]
By Cheryl Wormley “The Independent is the sum total of the people working on it.” I’ve said that lots of times and in lots of different ways in the past 35 years. Sometimes I said it to the staff when we were down a staff member or two. Then it was meant to reassure. Yes, […]
Today’s edition of The Independent concludes our annual spring salute to new graduates of Woodstock, Woodstock North, and Marian Central Catholic high schools. The three Woodstock schools graduated nearly 600 seniors in recent commencement exercises for the classes of 2022. Photographs of nearly all of them have appeared on these pages over three weeks. It’s […]
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.
