By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Keisha Wisinski, eighth-grade teacher at St. Mary Catholic School in Woodstock, was recently recognized as the McHenry County Private/Parochial School Teacher of the Year by the […]
By Kevin Lyons District 200 Dean Street Dragons left their mark on the planet to close out the school year with the Dean Street Elementary Native Plant Habitat. On May […]
By Susan W. Murraynews@thewoodstockindependent.com In what might be record time, the District 200 Board of Education wrapped up business at its May 26 meeting in three minutes. The board unanimously […]
Students walking along Route 47 will see path improved, crossing island at St. John’s Road Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.com The city of Woodstock has been awarded a $250,000 Safe Routes to School […]
Running restaurant hard; this law makes it harder I own several restaurants in Peoria, where I spend long hours managing a team and doing everything I can to keep the […]
but he turned it into something far more powerful than himself Gavers Cancer Foundation What do you do with a shattering cancer diagnosis? One that strikes hard, hits fast, and […]
Meet more of the new faces at the Woodstock Farmers Market By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com The return of the Farmers Market to the Woodstock Square on May 2 brought […]
D-200 teacher, McHenry County Early Career Educator of the Year By Kevin Lyons District 200 Allisen Mueller’s colleagues and students at Dean Street Elementary School already knew she had made […]
By Larry Loughnews@thewoodstockindependent.com Developments in downtown Woodstock took two steps forward last week when the City Council advanced plans to guide planning on the Square and beyond as well as […]
By Susan W. Murraynews@thewoodstockindependent.com Prairie Roots at the Woodstock Public Library opens officially on May 30 When the newly expanded and renovated Woodstock Public Library reopened its doors in June […]
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.
