Government units in state: Anybody know how many? I have been thinking a lot about your last A call for action to reduce the size and cost of Illinois’ nation-leading […]
Highly political decisions involved with vaccines I have been thinking a lot about your last week’s column [Declarations, Aug. 4, “Vaccinate, celebrate, summate”]. I was surprised and alarmed by your […]
Woodstock residents, I hope you’re paying attention to the mayor and City Council’s latest proposal to “change up” how things work in administration. Rather than spending money to hire on-the-ground […]
Food Shed Co-op store seeks member-owners I am writing in support of the wonderful opportunity we have to open a local food co-op grocery store. For those of you who […]
City must be more responsive to historic preservation concerns I am contacting you to say that I support the rationale of the [Historic Preservation] Commission for not certifying the appropriateness […]
I strongly object to bringing the bag tax back to Woodstock. We have lived without it for over a year and can live without it in the future. The city […]
I was deeply disappointed by your coverage, or lack thereof, of the Pride parade on Sunday [June 13]. Six small photos on page 18? This joyous event was significant for […]
About assigning worth to every human being Because of my former employment with the Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association, much of what Julie Peters writes in her columns resonates with […]
2021 math lesson has long-term implications Do we as a population realize how 1 million dollars compares to 1 trillion dollars? Well, according to Google (the bible of the literate […]
Some additional history about ‘best coach ever’ Many thanks for this article about my Dad/best coach ever! (“You touch a lot of lives in 27 years,” TheIndependent, May 5) I thought […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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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…
