“Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.” – Scott Hamilton, U.S. Olympic gold medalist in figure skating “The best kids are […]
By Richard Guebert Jr. The summer of 2021 includes a long to-do list as restrictions have been lifted and people take to the roads for summer vacations and family reunions. […]
By Steve Reick When the Illinois House convened in January, for the first time in 38 years, Michael J. Madigan did not preside as speaker. His descent from power was […]
A slaughterhouse is being built in a Marengo senior community’s backyard, and Woodstock residents should pay attention! Woodstock is similar to Marengo in that there are areas where industrial meets […]
To prune shrubbery, or not to prune shrubbery? That is the question. It has been said that pruning is both a science and an art. Pruning is used to improve […]
Fathers of special needs children don’t always get the same kind of press as special needs moms. So, this month I asked a few of them, What should people know […]
By Paul Lockwood “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” – Ben Franklin Was Ben Franklin right? Am I healthy? Somewhat. Wealthy? Not […]
Woodstock graduate Abby Primus will try to move up to NCAA Division III All-American. Maybe next year. But for now, the St. Norbert College junior infielder will have to be […]
Those of us who call McHenry County home have inherited a number of high-quality water resources, including lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands, as well as several different groundwater aquifers that […]
Attending to the chore of getting an estate plan done may seem like an unnecessarily expensive, difficult process that you probably don’t need anyway because you don’t have very much […]
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…
