By Cheryl Wormley Combatting COVID is tiresome. Illinois seemed to be on the right track until July 26, when the number of deaths started to rise again. The uptick nationally […]
By Cheryl Wormley “Good Morning to everyone around the world!” wrote my friend Di in an email I received Thursday morning. Di lives with her husband, Richard, in South Africa. […]
Graduates of Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools will receive their diplomas this weekend. Each graduate was given the option of an outdoor graduation experience with 40 peers, a drive-up […]
People who positively influence the lives of others are blessings to everyone. Jacqueline “Jackie” Dean, who died July 7 in Florida at the age of 90, taught fifth-graders at Dean […]
As I watched events unfold in Woodstock last week, I was filled with awe, pride, gratitude, and a tremendous sense of community. While wearing masks and social distancing, the people […]
By Cheryl Wormley When I was a kid growing up on a farm near Oswego, my family took few trips that were more than 15 or 20 miles. A big […]
By Cheryl WormleyI’ve been thinking about all of you the past few days. Actually, I think of you quite often. You have just been on my mind more this week. […]
Editor Larry Lough covers lots of meetings where important decisions are made. And I mean a lot of meetings. The Woodstock City Council meets twice a month, the Woodstock District […]
By CHERYL WORMLEY I’m back! I thank Larry Lough for writing Declarations last week. I needed a break, and I think you did, too. Larry writes really good columns as […]
I didn’t tally how many times in the past three decades I was asked, “How’s The Independent doing?” But I can tell you I’ve been asked dozens of times the […]
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.
What do legendary NFL quarterbacks Steve Young, Dan Marino and Warren Moon have in common? They have all…
Within the next month, Barrington resident Doug McConnell will attempt to accomplish something that only 47 people older…
Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…
