Woodstock’s Jake Miceli earned the rank of Eagle Scout partly by contributing at Woodstock North High School. Miceli, the son of Linda and Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education […]
The creator of Woodstock’s most memorable marmot has died. Jim Pearson, a retired Woodstock High School art teacher and longtime editorial cartoonist for The Woodstock Independent, died May 19. He […]
One of the largest and longest-running single-day motorcycle events in the Midwest came to Woodstock May 21. More than 500 motorcyclists took part in the Little Angels Pledge Run at […]
A banker with a deep commitment to volunteering in the Woodstock area was named 2017 Woman of the Year by Woodstock Professional and Business Women. Huntley’s Lynn Fiala, a vice […]
Woodstock High School Choral Director Paul Rausch will retire with the class of 2017. Several alumni are planning a retirement gala to celebrate the 32-year career of the beloved music […]
Woodstock dairy farmer Joel Kooistra is one of four Illinois farmers selected as 2017 Master Farmers by Prairie Farmer magazine. The farmers were honored for their exceptional agricultural production skills […]
When Steve Gavers heard his named called as the recipient of the Harold Buschkopf Community Service Award March 2, he was stunned. He had no idea he had been nominated […]
A local connection and a passion for making music learning accessible to young people will bring international touring musician Muriel Anderson to Woodstock for a concert at 8 p.m., Saturday, […]
Vladimir “Vladi” Vnoucek has two Purple Hearts and a Silver Star to his name, all earned while fighting Axis forces in World War II. But call him an American hero, […]
The Woodstock Fine Arts Association’s Creative Living Series will host Dr. Robert Martin, emeritus curator of biological anthropology at Chicago’s Field Museum. Martin has spent decades researching reproduction in mammals, […]
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.
