Old Courthouse project closes restaurant until … Public House restaurant plans to reopen in the lower level of Old Courthouse Center when renovations of the 19th century building are completed. […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors’ offices were necessarily careful about which patients to see in person. Physicians developed a “phoneside” manner, using Facetime, Skype, or Google Hub to “see” a […]
Downtown Woodstock bakery to close this week The Sugar Circle in Woodstock will close after the business day this coming Saturday. Owner Lauren Hamilton announced the closing last week in […]
Hard work still ahead of us on reproductive rights On a cloudy, muggy, Saturday afternoon Oct. 2, several hundred women of all ages and some men from Illinois and beyond […]
House infrastructure bill has Woodstock rail yard Engineering costs of $4 million to move the rail yard of Metra’s northwest line from Crystal Lake to Woodstock has made the first […]
Lousy weather couldn’t dampen spirits at the Care4 Breast Cancer 5K Oct. 15. More than a thousand runners and walkers were joined by hundreds of volunteers at the annual race, […]
CL hospital: ‘Rules that are not followed are no rules at all’ Mercyhealth executives have accused Centegra Health System of “abandoning” Woodstock and striving to eliminate competition in the area. […]
Centegra Health System plans to greatly reduce the number of services it offers at Centegra Hospital-Woodstock, suspending most inpatient care and leaving the hospital with a “basic” emergency department. By […]
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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