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City council takes up issues of restaurant business

Changes in ordinance on video gambling will seek to keep out ‘cafés’ By Larry Lough larry@thewoodstockindependent.com The business of restaurants dominated City Council business last week. Before they had a […]

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1/28/26 Student of the Week – Amelia Shaffer

Amelia Shaffer, a junior at Woodstock High School, is the daughter of Bethany Shaffer and Elon Shaffer. Her teacher said, “Amelia has been an outstanding art student … demonstrating this […]

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Blue Streaks top KRC-leading Johnsburg

By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock edged first-place Johnsburg, 54-49, in a boys basketball Kishwaukee River Conference (KRC) clash Jan. 21 at Shipley Gym. “We needed a good win and got […]

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Committed collegiate wrestler Mastny leads Marian

By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central wrestler Jimmy Mastny’s two IHSA State Championships, at 157 and 190 pounds, heightened the fever pitch from top-level collegiate wrestling coaches. Just before his […]

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Blue Streaks girls hoops reach 10 wins

By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock’s girls basketball team gained two more wins in splitting four games at the Round Lake Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tournament.  The Blue Streaks beat […]

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The McHenry County Historical Society Invites the Public to the Opening of Main Street Memories: Echoes of Everyday Life in McHenry County

Union, IL — The McHenry County Historical Society and Museum is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition, Main Street Memories: Echoes of Everyday Life in McHenry County, on Saturday, January […]

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Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.

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Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.

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