‘In a few years, I would like to be performing stand-up at the Chicago clubs’ By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock’s Joseph Walsdorf (Marian Central ‘21) graduates in June from DePaul […]
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 […]
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. […]
You might think this will have no immediate or direct impact on you, but Woodstock now has an ordinance that requires local massage parlors to be licensed by the city. […]
By Larry Lough larry@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock’s Old Courthouse Center has landed a major tenant that plans a full-service restaurant on the first and second floors and a pub on the lower […]
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 […]
‘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, […]
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 […]
‘Exes of Christmas Past’ films scenes at the Cherry Tree Inn B&B By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com Lori and George Miarecki’s Cherry Tree Inn B&B is featured as a set for […]
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 […]
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.
