
93 years behind the wheel
District 200 thanks retiring school bus drivers for decades of service By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com They say that numbers don’t lie, and in this case, it’s true. The number is 93. […]

District 200 thanks retiring school bus drivers for decades of service By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com They say that numbers don’t lie, and in this case, it’s true. The number is 93. […]
By Kevin Lyons District 200 Woodstock D200 Education Foundation Board members are still active over the summer and have a few events planned where they hope to raise funds and […]

Speech delivered by Marian Central Catholic High School Salutatorian Michaela JohnsonMay 24, 2024 Reverend fathers, sisters, members of administration and faculty, honored guests, parents, friends, and fellow classmates, I am […]

Speech delivered byMarian Central Catholic High SchoolValedictorian Samuel HooverMay 24, 2024 Aloha Reverend Fathers, sisters, members of administration and faculty, honored guests, parents, friends, and fellow classates. As I begin, […]

D-200 summer school offers students multiple opportunities By Caryl Dierksen news@thewoodstockindependent.com Noemi is smiling as she walks down the hallway to her summer school classroom at Creekside Middle School. The […]

District 200 athletes brought back 19 awards By Kevin Lyonsnews@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 team brought back 19 awards, including nine gold, four silver, and three bronze […]

ByJanetDovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Lynn Ryan’s lifelong profession has been nursing since 1966. She earned her RN at St. Anne’s Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago, her BS from St. Francis College […]

ByKevinLyons news@thewoodstockindependent.com A total of 13 students from Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools were winners in the 2024 High School Graphics Arts competition held at Harper College in Palatine. […]


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.