As Ann Marie Lipinski, former editor of the Chicago Tribune, watched the exodus of experienced journalists when a hedge fund bought the newspaper last year, she mourned. “The scale of talent leaving the Chicago Tribune is staggering,” she said. “Combined with January buyouts, a hedge fund’s takeover is driving out irreplaceable experience, Pulitzer winners among […]
By Cheryl Wormley This is Part III of a three-part column series about what it took to start The Woodstock Independent 35 years ago. Last week’s column ended with a tribute to The Independent’s hundreds of talented staffers – editors, reporters, correspondents, photographers, office managers, advertising account representatives, graphic artists, editorial cartoonists, columnists, labelers, and […]
Whether Democrat or Republican, we can all agree that Illinois’ nation leading 8,923 units of local government, structured into 45 types of government, is a political tarpit of corruption, cronyism, nepotism, patronage, and waste, and needs restructuring and made a priority of the governor and all members of the General Assembly. There is hope in […]
Woodstock didn’t learn a lot from Smart Growth America’s fiscal health analysis of the city. Amid the flattery over all the things we’ve done right and how well situated we are for growth and economic success, we were not told much we didn’t already know. City officials were already at work on an overdue update […]
By Cheryl Wormley This is Part II of a three-part column series about what it took to start The Woodstock Independent 35 years ago. Last week’s column ended with the first issue being labeled by friends and family and mailed free to about 10,000 homes and businesses. There was a good buzz in town about […]
New future means not doing things the same old way Woodstock is an amazing place to live and has had forward-thinking leadership for many years. It’s wonderful to have the recommendations from consultants to help it continue this, but what if we think out of the box even further? In Europe, instead of widening roads, […]
Ukrainian Resolve From the East they came so bold, Confident of victory – only a few days they were told. As neighboring nations stood with fear, A force was coming … the Russian bear. Certain the people would run and hide, Perhaps even welcome our presence and dutifully abide. So onward the tanks and trucks […]
The Woodstock Independent will celebrate its 35th anniversary April 23. This week and for the next two, I will share some thoughts about lessons learned, being blessed with family and community support, the joys of working with amazing staff, or whatever else comes to mind. Ernest Bohn Sr. was an entrepreneur – willing to step […]
You have only a couple of more days to respond to the survey about whether athletic programs of Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools should be combined. Need more information about the idea? You will find a 5-minute video explaining it, along with the survey, at woodstockschools.org/sportssurvey. The link is also on the District 200 […]
You have only a couple of more days to respond to the survey about whether athletic programs of Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools should be combined. Need more information about the idea? You will find a 5-minute video explaining it, along with the survey, at woodstockschools.org/sportssurvey. The link is also on the District 200 […]
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.
