Impact Grant ensures all third-graders have needed headphones By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Westwood third-grade teacher Kecia Griffin received funds from a District 200 Education Foundation Impact Grant to pay for […]
By Tricia Carzolinews@thewoodstockindependent.com “[Woodstock Willie] stated clearly in Groundhogese, I definitely do not see a shadow,” actor Stephen Tobolowsky confidently announced Monday morning as the crowd cheered. With an early […]
By Eileen Millardnews@thewoodstockindependent.com At the Jan. 27 meeting of the D-200 Board of Education, Chief Financial Officer Julie Dillon told board members that as of the second quarter of school […]
By Larry Loughnews@thewoodstockindependent.com For carrying a disabled woman from her burning home last September, a patrol officer with the Woodstock Police Department has been named 2025 “Officer of the Year” […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com A trio of Blue Streaks are preparing to take the next step in wrestling from sectional to the IHSA State Meet. Woodstock returns sectional competitors seniors […]
By Susan W. Murray Amid the usual lightheartedness and exuberance of the Groundhog Day Prognostication on the Woodstock Square, a dozen or so opponents of the proposed expanded gravel pit […]
By Susan W. Murray When Nick Ieremciuc of True North Properties made his presentation to City Council on Feb. 3, he described the fear that has been on the minds […]
Average price for a single-family, detached home hits $410,359 By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com For the first time, the average price for a detached, single-family home in the 60098 ZIP […]
Props for Illinois Music Education Association, Special Olympics By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com High school and middle school students who participated in the Illinois Music Education Association program for District 7 […]
Fundraiser supports D200 Foundation Impact Grants District 200news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock District 200 Education Foundation’s biggest fundraiser – The Groundhog Day Auction and Raffle – will be held virtually through Feb. […]
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.
