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 […]
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 […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Brianna Crown, a senior for the Woodstock co-op girls wrestling team, believes bouncing back is a key to mat wins. Woodstock co-op is gearing up for […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rob Garrett to bring Neil Diamond show to Opera House for performance on March 7 By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Neil Diamond is having a moment. That might come as […]
County could dispense vaccine in large-scale disease or bioterrorism event By Eileen Millardnews@thewoodstockindependent.com The D-200 Board of Education Jan. 13 approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the McHenry County Department […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.com A fire that destroyed a garage and threatened two nearby homes brought a word of caution from fire officials about the charging of reusable batteries. The fire Jan. […]
By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com An overflow crowd of opponents to the extension of an eastside gravel pit caused the city’s Plan Commission last week to move its meeting from City Hall […]
By Janet Dovidionews@thewoodstockindependent.com In December, St. Mary Catholic School students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade participated in a special Advent outreach project. “Each year St. Mary conducts a service project […]
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.
