The Woodstock Independent is pleased to announce the first-place winner and finalists in the 2016 Groundhog Days Poster Contest. The Independent hosts the contest every year for third-grade students attending Woodstock-area elementary […]
Woodstock High School Theater Department is presenting two winter plays for January and February. First, theater students will perform “Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures.” Later this month and […]
A unique Domino’s “theater-style” restaurant has opened in Woodstock, offering dine-in seating and a platform from which customers can watch their pizza being made. MARRChicago Inc., based in Rolling Meadows, […]
Nelson Borelli’s home overlooks ponds, woods and the seventh fairway of Bull Valley Country Club. With cathedral ceilings and spacious living areas, the house sits atop a hill near a cul-de-sac […]
New classrooms and a giant inflatable star lab are among the new amenities at Aurora University Woodstock Center and Challenger Learning Center for Science & Technology in Woodstock. The building […]
Entries are being accepted for the annual Groundhog Days Festival Chili Cook-Off. Contestants will meet the morning of Saturday, Jan. 30, to prepare their unique recipes. A panel of judges will […]
John Cole remembers the days when the Woodstock Lions Club was 150 members strong. The nonprofit organization provides a variety of services to the community. With 46,000 clubs and 1.4 […]
The honor of McHenry County’s first baby of the New Year went to early arriver Callum Wyatt Kampas. Weighing in at 6 pounds, 11 ounces and measuring 19.5 inches long, […]
Sitting in her apartment at Hearthstone Communities in Woodstock, 96-year-old Maria Bellairs recently reminisced about the good, as well as the heartbreaking, moments of her life. An active volunteer in […]
The Woodstock Veterans of Foreign Wars Post on Throop Street has been sold, and the new owners plan to operate a banquet business at the location. Local realtors Arturo and […]
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.
