School Board discusses options if Department of Education shuts down By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com In a report to the D-200 Board of Education at the Feb. 11 meeting, D-200 Superintendent […]
Theater production provides students opportunities for growth By Lydia LaGue Lopez news@thewoodstockindependent.com A whole new world arrives as Woodstock North High School Theatre presents “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp” Feb. […]
Marian senior wins local Voice of Democracy essay contest By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central senior Jennifer Galvin is the 2024-25 winner of Woodstock’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5040 […]
By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Much-needed new surface will benefit athletes at WHS The D-200 Board of Education voted unanimously at its Jan. 28 meeting to install a new running track […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock High School students in Gerry Blohm’s woodworking class just completed a project that was funded by an Impact Grant from the District 200 Education Foundation. […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com This past weekend, the Blue Streak Theatre program presented “The Neverending Story,” based on the 1979 fantasy novel by Michael Ende, which was produced as a […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com National Catholic Schools Week began in 1974 as an annual celebration of Catholic education in the U.S. Woodstock’s Marian Central Catholic High School and St. Mary […]
Board action leaves the door open for larger farm in the future By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com After a lively debate and votes on two different options, the D-200 School Board […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Eight District 200 high school band members qualified to perform in a countywide concert at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Marengo High School auditorium, […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Competitive video gaming, known as “esports,” is exploding in high schools and colleges across the country, including here in McHenry County. The Esports Club at Woodstock […]
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.
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