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WNHS grad plays bright lights of NYC

From the time she first took the stage for a Woodstock Children’s Summer Theatre production to the day the curtain fell on her final theater performance at Woodstock North High […]

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The Woodstock Independent Marian Central Woodstock Food Pantry

School project collects items for food pantry

When members of Key Club at Marian Central Catholic High School decided to ”Tackle Hunger,” they made it an all-out blitz. The food drive at the school’s first home football […]

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The Woodstock Independent New Solar Farm on Rt. 14

Council OK with solar, chocolate business plans

Looking for new and different ways to promote Woodstock, Deputy Mayor Mike Turner made a couple of requests of people appearing before the City Council for approval of their projects […]

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The Woodstock Independent Truck Off Woodstock

Gourmet food by the truckload

“Truck buddies” from Woodstock to Chicago and beyond are expected for a truckin’ good time at Woodstock’s McHenry County Fairgrounds this weekend. Joe Nanez and Erica Burke of will host […]

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The Woodstock Independent Lovecraft Country

Woodstock back on silver screen for HBO pilot

In the early morning of Aug. 27, in-the-know Woodstock residents gathered at Lake and Kimball avenues to take in an odd spectacle – the Pace bus stop outside the city’s […]

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The Woodstock Independent Wizarding World of Woodstock

City weighs Wizard World future

With weather wreaking havoc at the event itself and IT problems doing the same at City Hall for a week afterward, it’s no surprise that the after-action analysis of this […]

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The Woodstock Independent McHenry Drive-In Theater

Looking back saved drive-in future

If you can sing along to “Let’s Do The Time Warp Again,” then this coming Friday is when to start. The starring track in the cult-classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show” […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.

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Janet Dovidio

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

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Susan W. Murray

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

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