Ask not what your city can do for you; ask what you can do for your city. That concept, borrowed from a presidential inauguration speech more than 50 years ago, […]
Addiction continually raises its dangerous head in McHenry County, reminding us that it lurks just beneath the surface of our communities. In late June, the McHenry County Department of Health […]
Schools have been in the news – or, at least, this local newspaper – for the past several weeks. It’s that time of year. The Independent has committed a lot of […]
Recent revisions to the plan for a housing development on the former Die Cast factory site should not surprise anyone. And we can expect more. Although development of the site […]
Maybe you avoided all of the state and national political drama that finally ended barely a week ago with no real damage from the harmless blows of typical partisan potshots. […]
Welcome back to Woodstock. Whether you’ve been away for a while, or maybe just took a long nap, things are changing pretty fast around here. Among other things, it appears […]
Engineer and electrician. Welder and teacher. Chemist and construction manager. Physician and nurse. Those are some of the career goals of students named in today’s Guest Column by Woodstock North […]
Woodstock prides itself on being a progressive, inclusive community. That description doesn’t include everyone. As he was leaving office in 2021 after 16 years as mayor of Woodstock, Brian Sager […]
Don’t think for a second that the Woodstock Plan Commission’s negative recommendation of the favored proposal for development of the former Die Cast site will derail the project. The appointed […]
To understand the escalating costs involved with transforming the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House into a tourism magnet in downtown Woodstock, we must recall the wisdom of the late Donald […]
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.
