Paying attention to life’s busy signals
October 26, 2021
“I love being busy, and I love having a lot going on; it’s exciting.” – Annette Bening, movie actress “One of the nice things about being busy is it makes […]
“I love being busy, and I love having a lot going on; it’s exciting.” – Annette Bening, movie actress “One of the nice things about being busy is it makes […]
One of the landlords who spoke to the City Council last week against new regulations on rental properties said she opposed the “tenant tax.” That’s a term being loosely used […]
Several times a week, my daily five-minute commute between home and the office takes me through the intersection of Calhoun and Madison streets. Some days it’s four times – twice […]
Every city council or school board has issues large and small that impact the lives of the people it serves. Should residents be allowed to have chickens within city limits? […]
Woodstock residents are accustomed to a little inconvenience when the film crews roll into town to use our community as the small-town backdrop for their productions. The only thing unusual […]
By Cheryl Wormley Most of you are reading this week’s print edition of The Woodstock Independent. You include our loyal print subscribers – many of whom have subscribed for decades – […]
Hard work still ahead of us on reproductive rights On a cloudy, muggy, Saturday afternoon Oct. 2, several hundred women of all ages and some men from Illinois and beyond […]
When a van disregarded a stop sign and drove in front of an SUV shortly before noon Aug. 13 at Alden and O’Brien roads north of Woodstock, a 63-year-old passenger […]
Mary Elizabeth, our 7-year-old granddaughter, said yes to going to an Illini football game with us the first weekend of October. She was quick to ask whether she was the […]
I haven’t written a column for The Woodstock Independent for quite some time. I’ve been what you might call, “Out of Commission.” My family, close friends, and acquaintances know the details. The […]
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.