2013 Woodstock High School grad Ian Ordoñez is ordained to the priesthood By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com On Pentecost Sunday, St. Mary Catholic Church was completely dark with only the glow […]
Woodstock Shakespeare Players to present free Shakespeare in the Square StaffReport news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock Shakespeare Players announced they’re back for a second season, and this year, not only have they partnered […]
By Larry Lough larry@thewoodstockindependent.com City officials have avoided a legal fight by negotiating the purchase price of a vacant lot on Jefferson Street that the city plans to use as […]
By Susan W. Murray NEWS@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM The only item pulled from the County Board’s agenda for discussion at its June 17 meeting was the one that had already generated plenty of […]
Amid the epidemic of intolerance that has crept out of the nation’s capital the past few months and spread darkness to the political and social landscape of some states and […]
By Eileen Millardnews@thewoodstockindependent.com The city of Woodstock sent out an RFEI (Request For Expression of Interest) on Feb. 7 looking for developer interest after Chicago Hubs Realty pulled out of […]
By Eileen Millardnws@thewoodstockindepenDEnt.com Hundreds of people gathered on the Square June 8 for a “United We Resist” rally. The event, sponsored by the McHenry County chapter of NOW, was described […]
By Susan W. Murraynews@the woodstockindependent.com Two slaughterhouse proposals winding their way through site plan reviews and eventual votes by the McHenry County Board are creating friction between the business owners […]
The city has been filled with color this weekend as Woodstock came out to show its PRIDE and celebrate diversity with people who came out from far and near. Follow […]
Kiera Merrell crowned Miss Woodstock, Myla McAdow wins Little Miss Woodstock Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Kiera Merrell, a 17-year-old senior-to-be at Woodstock High School, was named Miss Woodstock 2025 at 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.
