By Katie Zelechowski Illinois Farm Bureau Most drivers know the feeling of running late for an important meeting or event and how tempting it can be to speed up to […]
“NATION IN ANGUISH” “AMERICA ATTACKED” “NIGHTMARE” “NONE OF US WILL EVER FORGET THIS DAY” “ACT OF WAR” – Headlines of U.S. newspapers on Sept. 12, 2001 20 years ago. Sept. […]
If we’ve learned anything since March 2019, we’ve learned that as a society, as a community, as families and as individuals, we can adjust to circumstances we never would have […]
I want to address what some parents said at a recent District 200 Board of Education meeting about why they don’t want their children to have to wear masks in […]
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. […]
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 […]
Woodstock School District 200 and whoever else was involved deserves high praise and recognition for giving its students an impressive and memorable experience for prom 2021. I have never felt […]
By Mike Moan In Woodstock School District 200, we’re all grateful for the opportunity to bring students back into schools this year. We have relished the opportunity and are enjoying […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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