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Students today, educators in four years

District 200 honors graduating seniors who plan to become teachers By Caryl Dierksen news@thewoodstockindependent.com It was just 7 a.m., but the Woodstock High School Learning Resource Center was buzzing with […]

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A record year for track and field

Records, new and old, have fallen this spring in girls track and field BySandyKucharski news@thewoodstockindependent In a sport that’s all about times, heights, and distances, records are a big deal. […]

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‘Worked hard and had fun’

Woodstock Blue Streaks girls soccer wins first-ever KRC championship By Juel Mecklenburgand Sandy Kucharski news@thewoodstockindependent After defeating Johnsburg 2-0 on April 23, members of the Woodstock High School girls soccer […]

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Marian senior makes faith his own

‘My parents always wanted me to make my own decision about my faith’ By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central Catholic High School senior Picasso Ruiz received the sacraments of Baptism, […]

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Business Buzz

Curated by D&A to close on Square, maintain online shop By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com For fans of Curated by D&A, the men’s and women’s clothing store on the Woodstock […]

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Marian Central student receives Good Citizen Award from NSDAR

By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution-Kishwaukee Trail Chapter honored Marian Central senior Nina Notaro as Marian’s 2025 Good Citizen Award recipient. Selected […]

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Students go on European tour

Marian’s world language students spend spring break in Europe By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Five flights, a Eurostar train, countless subway rides, and endless adventures from Chicago to London, Paris, and […]

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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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Tricia Carzoli

Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.

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