Jack Raymond, a senior, played linebacker for the Blue Streaks and was a leader of the defense for Woodstock High School football all season. Jack was a team captain for the 2022 Blue Streaks, a silent leader that did his talking with his pads and level of play. He practiced just as hard as […]
Ella Notaro has been the No. 1 golfer at Marian Central for the past two seasons. She regularly shoots in the low 40s, with the potential to break 40 each time she sees the course. Her physical golf game is strongly complimented by her mental approach to the game. She trains at Boone Creek […]
When Illinois allowed nonessential businesses to reopen in late May 2020, local real estate agents were stunned to see the real estate market ignite, fueled by working-from-home buyers who wanted more space, a more practical layout, and train line access to offices to which they were commuting irregularly – if at all. Interest rates that […]
One week ago, John Harding, with mixed emotions, cleaned out the office he had maintained at Berkshire Hathaway Starck Real Estate at 1710 S. Eastwood Drive. Much of the 10,000 square foot building was the headquarters of Harding Real Estate beginning in 1992, through Prudential Starck’s purchase of Harding in 2013, and after Prudential Starck […]
In the second half of June, Kim Keefe served as the agent for four home sales in Wonder Lake. The three transactions in which the agent with Keefe Real Estate in Woodstock represented the buyers were all multiple-offer situations, Keefe said. The homes sold for 4 percent to 7 percent above asking price, commanding $6,000, […]
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.
