What is the speed limit [on McHenry Avenue] between Irving Avenue and Broadway Avenue? Going east towards Broadway, it’s 35 mph right at Irving Avenue. Now, going west from Broadway […]
By Steve Reick When the Illinois House convened in January, for the first time in 38 years, Michael J. Madigan did not preside as speaker. His descent from power was […]
Why would President Biden come to McHenry County – a red county in a blue state – to sell his political agenda? In 2020, Biden predictably won Illinois and lost […]
A slaughterhouse is being built in a Marengo senior community’s backyard, and Woodstock residents should pay attention! Woodstock is similar to Marengo in that there are areas where industrial meets […]
By Cheryl Wormley It certainly takes awhile to catch up after being out of commission for more than a month. I was away from The Independent office for 32 days. […]
Six months in, what do you think of 2021? Considering where we were 12 months ago, the new year has to receive high marks, if only by contrast. Social and […]
By Cheryl Wormley Are you ready for fireworks? I am! And so are the Woodstock Fourth of July Fireworks Committee and the Mad Bomber, the fireworks company that has brightened […]
I strongly object to bringing the bag tax back to Woodstock. We have lived without it for over a year and can live without it in the future. The city […]
Public thanks is due to the wise folks of Woodstock and elsewhere in Illinois who have chosen to be vaccinated against COVID-19. With age, apparently, comes wisdom, as the vaccination […]
By Larry Lough With July 4 less than two weeks away, Woodstock faces a dilemma – a true dilemma, in which both outcomes have a downside Do we hope for […]
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.
