ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
September 15, 2024
Angela Pecoraro – Girls Golf Angela Pecoraro, a sophomore at Woodstock North High School, has been passionate about helping grow the Woodstock co-op girls golf team. She played on the […]
Angela Pecoraro – Girls Golf Angela Pecoraro, a sophomore at Woodstock North High School, has been passionate about helping grow the Woodstock co-op girls golf team. She played on the […]
Experts say start with your insurance company By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com August 27 brought a hailstorm to the Woodstock area, but it also brought a storm of phone calls, in-person […]
A car honors the 343 firefighters killed on 9/11 By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com For Harvard resident Don Otto, the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks comes with powerful memories […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com One of Woodstock’s newer places of worship is Zion Harvest Church, where missionary work is the congregation’s priority. Recently moved into what was once the clubhouse […]
Editor’s Note: Charlie Kramer, a Marian Central Catholic graduate and Woodstock resident, actually finished his football career in 2022. He graduated from University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2023. Dan Chamness […]
By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com As people arrived for the August 13 District 200 school board meeting, they found a pleasant surprise. There was a student art show going on. The display […]
Woodstock Thunder Youth Football and Cheer preps for fall season By Jen NicholsNEWS@thewoodstockindependent.com During the past two weeks more than 320 youth athletes have been preparing to compete in youth […]
Longtime auctioneer honored at McHenry County Fair By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com Gordon Stade has made a name for himself in the area as the head of Gordon Stade Auctions. For […]
Staff Reportnews@the woodstockindependent.com The village of Bull Valley is pleased to announce that it has just cleared out nearly an acre of brush and invasives in its ongoing Still Farm […]
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.