By Cheryl Wormley This is switchover week. The annual Lighting of the Square Friday and Christmas parade Sunday left no doubt Thanksgiving was behind us and we were ready for […]
Let’s survive the holidays: wear a mask, shop local For 8+ months we have been collectively suffering through this pandemic. Whether you’re a small business, someone (like me) who’s lost […]
As of last Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health had recorded more than half a million cases of COVID-19 since spring, including more than 10,500 deaths statewide. Of more […]
By Cheryl Wormley When Woodstock schools closed early for spring break last March with the hope of curbing the spread of the COVID-19 virus, I titled that week’s Declarations, “This, […]
Van Landuyt’s work helped to make Woodstock unique This letter of appreciation goes out to Jeff Van Landuyt, who will be retiring from director of Public Works for the city […]
McHenry County, being a reliably Republican suburb in a decidedly Democratic state, exposed its red roots last week when Democrats had little success locally in the Nov. 3 election – […]
By Cheryl Wormley First off, let’s celebrate the wonderfully warm, dry first week of November 2020. The Chicago Tribune reported it was the longest string of warm November days since […]
By Dr. Mark DePue For many of us, the Korean War is truly a “forgotten war,” lost to our consciousness between America’s triumph in World War II and the tragedy […]
Taxpayers must have been encouraged by recent discussions that did not include a property tax increase as part of a plan to address the $160 million bond debt of Woodstock […]
By Cheryl Wormley The dreaded second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is washing over us. In response, Gov. J.B. Pritzker lowered the boom on all but one region of 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.
