Virtual programs will ensure continuation this spring of the Sampler Lecture Series of the McHenry County Historical Society. Last year’s schedule was cut short by COVID-related health concerns, and ongoing […]
Theaters find little relief in reduced mitigations of state recovery plan
About 40 percent of students in Woodstock School District 200 were expected to continue remote learning from home as in-class instruction resumed this week for the first time since March. […]
Members of the Key Club at Woodstock North High School did not let the pandemic deter them from their community efforts. The group has been meeting virtually each month since […]
As the sports editor of The Woodstock Independent, I am sometimes overwhelmed by the volume of sports that requires our attention and coverage. We have three high schools with multiple […]
Marian grad among first local healthcare workers to receive COVID-19 vaccine
And Fluffys are hard to find this year in local animal shelters
Woodstock North students create holiday cheer posters
About 55 local businesses that borrowed more than a quarter of a million dollars from the city to help them through the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic could see […]
My son flaps his hands and makes loud noises in public. Usually people are very kind about this. They smile. They give us space. I can’t remember the last time […]
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.
