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February 15, 2022
Web of government agencies burden on Illinois taxpayers Illinois’ shocking number of types of government and units of government is a tax crisis. In all, Illinois taxpayers are funding 45 […]
Web of government agencies burden on Illinois taxpayers Illinois’ shocking number of types of government and units of government is a tax crisis. In all, Illinois taxpayers are funding 45 […]
No rivalry in local sports rivals the competition in games, meets, and matches between crosstown high schools Woodstock and Woodstock North. As School District 200 Superintendent Mike Moan describes it, […]
By Cheryl Wormley Ever been asked what happens in Woodstock after Willie’s prognostication? Or more to the point, what happens in Woodstock after the Groundhog Days festival? This year, the […]
By Rick Bellairs 30 years! Who knew? When people approached the city of Woodstock 30 years ago about filming a movie in our town, who would have guessed we would […]
Woodstock School District 200 had to wait only a month to employ its new “snow days” policy. Classes were called off on Jan. 25 when the morning temperature was forecast […]
As I write on Friday, Jan. 28, Woodstock’s Groundhog Days’ fun is about to begin. As you read, Woodstock Willie will have made his annual prognostication, the breakfast will have […]
The icy winter temps in the Midwest mean a slow season for many. But for Illinois farmers like me, it’s the time of year to plan for the spring planting […]
Who could have known, 30 years ago, what a wonderful gift Woodstock was getting when director Harold Ramis brought the cast and crew of “Groundhog Day” to town? For that […]
By Paul Wormley While gathering information for this week’s Flashbacks, my mom, who usually writes Declarations, came across a column I wrote a decade ago. Despite the time that has […]
Several years ago, the staff of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute was preparing for our Renewing Illinois Summit for university and college students, and we wanted to provide them […]
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.