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 – even from the very beginning in 1987. Thank you! But not all of you are subscribers. At least, you are not yet subscribers. On the […]
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 came to Woodstock Square for the “Rally for Rights and Abortion Justice.” Organized by Women’s March-McHenry County and McHenry NOW, the rally was part of […]
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 in the van was killed. On Sept. 22, a 44-year-old woman was killed when she was thrown from a vehicle that had crossed the center […]
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 last of our 10 grandchildren to cheer on the Illini in Memorial Stadium. I couldn’t remember for sure. I told her she was either last […]
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 rest of you readers will just have to guess, but here’s what I want you to know: Be very involved in your health-care decisions; really […]
The New York Times recently greeted readers with the news that the FBI’s annual Crime in the United States survey shows that murder and non-negligent manslaughter increased by nearly 30 percent in 2020, by far the largest increase on record. Times readers seeking an escape from the grim reality of the carnage couldn’t count on […]
The Woodstock Public Library’s fall newsletter trumpeted the news that library fines – on books, magazines, DVDs, “and more” – are relegated to the ash heap of Woodstock history. That startled more than a few of us (you know who you are) who have had a tendency to return books a wee bit past their […]
We can understand the excitement over the potential for activity in and around – and generated by – a renovated and revived Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House. We also can appreciate the concern of folks who shake their heads at the $12 million overall cost of the project. Our hope is that the spending will […]
Officials shouldn’t govern by mandate When the city advocated for home rule it was conveyed to us to have a greater control and flexibility over the city’s finances, not as an avenue to raise taxes. Since then we have seen an increase of a 3 percent gas tax, one of the highest sales taxes in […]
By Katie Zelechowski Illinois Farm Bureau Most drivers know the feeling of running late for an important meeting or event and how tempting it can be to speed up to shave a bit of time off the commute. But as fall weather rolls into Illinois this season, so does farm equipment used during harvest. Sparing […]
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.
