My wife and I recently moved to the Woodstock area, purchasing an older home. We love the sense of community, the thriving local businesses, the way the city supported folks […]
By Mike Moan In Woodstock School District 200, we’re all grateful for the opportunity to bring students back into schools this year. We have relished the opportunity and are enjoying […]
By Cheryl Wormley It’s May! While we’re celebrating the return of green grass, blossoms and leaves on trees and bushes, and the persistence of daffodils and tulips, we can start […]
C’mon, Mother Nature! As we’re trying to come out of this year-long pandemic, we’re looking to find a degree of normalcy in our public gatherings by scheduling more outside activities […]
By Paul Lockwood “Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” – Mahatma Gandhi I grew up as the son of a United Methodist minister, but for over 15 […]
By Cheryl Wormley Oh, my! We have memories of Memorial Hospital. I asked readers to share their memories, and your response has been wonderful. I promised to include your memories […]
Woodstock seems destined to have another community discussion soon on growth, not unlike we had 30 years ago during a period of unprecedented expansion of the far northwest suburbs. To […]
Newspaper content is sometimes determined by looking at three behaviors of readers to determine what is important in their lives. How they spend their money. How they spend their time. […]
By Cheryl Wormley People like being in the know. They want to know what’s happening in the community – what decisions the City Council, Board of Education, and Fire/Rescue board […]
Problems in growth plans for Woodstock community Mayor Sager’s pro-growth prognostication for Woodstock’s future (“Is the City Poised for Growth?” TheIndependent, April 14, 2021) echoes that of former Mayor Cornue almost […]
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.
