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 state. Once again, indoor service at restaurants and bars is prohibited and gatherings are limited to 25 people or one-third capacity, whichever is less. And […]
If have not yet been motivated to vote in next week’s election, you might not be able to be persuaded. Of course, thousands of you already have voted. More of you have not, but we hope you have plans to cast your ballot by mail, at an early voting site, or on Election Day, Tuesday, […]
By Cheryl Wormley Summer Grandpa and Grandma Camps have been high priority for Jim and me starting when our oldest grandkids were old enough to look forward to making pretzels, cookies, and waffles; playing board games; completing art and sewing projects; and listening to bedtime stories. Our grandkids say they looked forward to our summer […]
“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.” – Meryl Streep “When you show deep empathy toward others, their defensive energy goes down, and positive energy replaces it. That’s when you can get more creative in solving problems.” – Stephen Covey “All leaders, male or female, innately possess feminine qualities like […]
Wear your mask, help one and all, and be sure to vote I do hope you received a sizable amount of money for the ad that was last in your paper, paid for by Citizens for Mike Buehler. It is hogwash!! Do you know what that is? It is the water that is used to […]
That second shoe has dropped. The postman always rings twice, you know. And now we have the second wave of COVID-19. It came crashing down last week, and it might just be getting started. The number of new infections nationwide reported Friday was the most for any one day since July, and the illness by […]
By Cheryl Wormley Uncertainties abound as COVID-19 continues to dominate our lives. Many of us – I’m thinking most of us – long to gather with family and friends to share a meal, have fun, and be shoulder to shoulder. We miss sitting on bleachers watching sporting events, and we long to be in the […]
Don’t give away your vote for McHenry County coroner Funny how [County Board] Chairman [Jack] Franks would like the citizens to hand over their vote to a bunch of politicians. Remember when Franks wanted the county chairman to be elected by the people and now is asking voters to turn over power to other politicians! […]
Last week The Independentpublished its Voters Guide, which contains information we hope will help people to make decisions about which candidates to vote for in the Nov. 3 election. That wasn’t unusual. We publish a guide of candidate information before every election. What was out of the ordinary this fall was that we published it four […]
By Cheryl Wormley A photo of two University of Illinois students wearing masks conveyed two messages to me last week. The first was printed on a sign they held – “It’s a great day to practicing smizing.” The second was the joy evident in their eyes. Dinosaur that I can be at times, I hadn’t […]
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.
