With little fanfare, Casey’s General Store has opened at Route 47 and U.S. 14. It is one of about 2,150 convenience stores the chain, headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa, has in […]
Bryson Calvin, 35, and Yesenia Galarza, 27, are Woodstock residents who are hiking the 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to Maine. Bryson worked for the McHenry County Conservation District for […]
For months the guys at Holzlager Brewing Co. have been teasing potential customers with an opening date. “We’re getting close,” President Mario Cortez said last week as he and brewmaster […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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