When Derik Morefield started working in municipal government 14 years ago, he didn’t know how long he would stay in the field. On April 16, Morefield will become the new […]
A Woodstock native was named Illinois Big Brother of the Year by the Big Brothers Big Sisters Illinois State Association last month. Born and raised in Woodstock and a 2001 […]
A 7-pound, 15-ounce, 20-inch boy, Jack Jeffrey Lee, was born Dec. 30, 2011, to Keith and Jodi Lee, Woodstock. His maternal grandparents are Dave and Janet Hoekstra, Woodstock, and his […]
Sarah Bingham and Michael Putman were married in a double-ring ceremony Sept. 4, 2011, at First Presbyterian Church, Woodstock. The Rev. M. Paul Nelson officiate. About The Couple The bride […]
Norma Sue Oldenburg of Woodstock and Fred. E. Young of Tuscon, Ariz., announced their engagement. They were high school sweethearts at Morgan Park on the far South Side of Chicago […]
Joseph and Elizabeth Metzger celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with friendsand family at Hearthstone Communities, where they live. The Metzgers met in Germany after being displaced from their home country […]
Few artisans in northern Illinois are as accomplished as Martin Brunkalla. As a woodcarver, engineer, technician, musician and full-time luthier, Brunkalla has made a prosperous career out of building […]
Andy Spinelli hates seeing an old piece of machinery mistreated or neglected — left outside to succumb to rust, abandoned in a damp, dark storage area to seize up or […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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