By Jan Bosman Poet Naomi Shihab Nye could not have defined 2021 any better than this excerpt from her poem, “Burning the Old Year”: So much of any year is […]
Brad Ball, the new president and CEO of the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry, remembers being a third- or fourth-grader when his family lived in a Maryland suburb […]
Bond issues totaling $19 million will help to finance two major projects in Woodstock’s immediate future – renovation of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House, now underway, and the city’s […]
A few weeks ago, the brown paper came down from the storefront windows at 105 E. Judd St., revealing the American Trails Gallery. Several years in the making, the gallery […]
Members of the Clayworkers’ Guild of Illinois are shaping a new future for themselves. Originally located inside the Old Courthouse for more than 20 years, and known for an annual […]
Woodstock’s new events facility in the Old Courthouse is now booking weddings, parties, and more – 18 months from now. Final details of construction and renovation work at the Old […]
Graciela Laureano has been a friend to Angie Reynoso’s family for many years. “She’s like a sister to me,” Reynoso said. Out shopping on the Woodstock Square one day, the […]
Preparing the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House for new civic and commercial uses is expected to cost about $17 million – a final figure will be available next month – […]
“It is pretty cool – 02.02.2022,” Houston-area “Groundhog Day” movie superfan Mike Guzman said. He and his friend, Orlando resident Bryan Stenstrup, decided to make the trek to Woodstock for […]
Thirty years ago, Chas Friedel sashayed across the floor of Woodstock Moose Lodge 1329 with high school friend Virginia Costello, right next to Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, during the […]
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.
