Staff Report The Woodstock High School football team traveled to Harvard Sept. 12 to play their first conference game of the season. A 27-20 win over the Hornets pushed the […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com WNHS’s season began with an easy 68-0 home win over Elmwood Park to start new head coach Jeremy Homuth’s era well. In the second non-conference game, […]
By Janet Dovidionews@thewoodstockindependent.com In 2024, the food pantry had to turn away 81,000 pounds of donated food, valued at $157,261, from local grocers and stores because of lack of inventory […]
By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com Two presentations on developing the long-vacant Die Cast factory site in Woodstock will be presented to the City Council next week by Chicago-area developers. Council members will […]
First single-home buyers in Riverwoods are familiar faces By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com “I have always wanted to build a home,” said Katie Springborn. A teacher at Creekside Middle School, […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock’s First United Methodist Church celebrates its 175th anniversary with several events this coming weekend. Local residents can share in tours, food, celebrations, and a special […]
Hayna is a 5th grade student at Greenwood Elementary School.
Marian Central Catholic High School sophomore Jordan Cheng went 3-0 last weekend at the Vernon Hills Invitational tennis match, winning matches over her opponents from Waukegan, Vernon Hills, and Lake […]
Matthew Conlon, a senior at Marian Central Catholic High School, is the son of Emily and Kevin Conlon. His teacher said: “Matt has grown into a true leader, someone his […]
With a heightened sense of security and a visible presence from the Woodstock Police Department for this year, the Mexican Independence Day celebration on the Woodstock Square kicked off this […]
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.
