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 […]
Residents enjoy ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ during Movies in the Park By Amanda Burr news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Opera House has once again united the Woodstock community with their summer-long Movies in the Park […]
It’s always fun to add someone new to The Woodstock Independent team. New faces come with new ideas, new perspectives, and new enthusiasm and this helps keep us current and […]
Golf unites the Jackson family over three generations By Sandy Kucharskisandy@thewoodstockindependent.com It takes work to keep a big family together, especially as the years go by and new generations become […]
By Lou Ness — Guest Columnist On June 28th, 1969, the New York City gay community said, “Enough.” A routine raid on the gay bar called the Stonewall Inn triggered […]
Stage Left pauses popular karaoke night to host singing competition By Amanda Burrnews@thewoodstockindependent.com While the Woodstock Opera House temporarily closes its doors to begin its renovations, the adjoining Stage Left […]
Having a community that works for its residents doesn’t happen accidentally. While some say that Woodstock has an overabundance of plans in the works at any given time, the granddaddy […]
Read Between the Lynes hosts popular summertime game on the Square By Tricia Carzolinews@thewoodstockindependent.com “The best part is watching the joy this brings to other people,” Read Between the Lynes […]
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.
