By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Led by returning IHSA State Qualifier Wilson Jakubowicz, the Marian Central boys track-and-field team is hopeful for a strong start to the new season. Jakubowicz finished […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Led by two seniors who will continue their baseball career in college and a third who will continue to compete in another sport, the Woodstock baseball […]
Finn Piefer, a senior at Marian Central Catholic High School, is the son of Colleen and Mark Piefer. His teacher said, “Finn is a highly organized and attentive student who […]
The art of letter-writing is not lost in Dean Street School’s third grade By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com The students in Dean Street Elementary School’s third grade have a special community […]
A sneak preview of the documentary ‘Nuestras Historias’ will be shown Staff Report NEWS@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM Contributions of Latino farmworkers in McHenry County going back more than a century will be highlighted […]
McHenry County Library Lovers Expedition marks its fifth anniversaryBy Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com It’s back, bigger and better than ever, and it’s in progress right now. For the fifth annual McHenry County […]
All that’s new in openings, closings, moves, and ownership changes By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com After operating two stores for a little over four years, Shannon Bailey and Nancy Leonard […]
By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com Amid an uncertain legal landscape for new solar farms in McHenry County, two are under construction around Woodstock, and a third is the subject of a lawsuit […]
By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com Opponents of a proposed expansion of the Super Aggregates gravel pit on Lily Pond Road won an unexpected early victory last week when the owner withdrew 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.
