Metra’s service in Woodstock will return to normal this month – even better than before COVID-19. Whereas three weekday trains now leave the local depot for Chicago before 8 a.m., […]
Managing with babies, toddlers, preschoolers during the pandemic
As students return to in-person learning (or not), parents and educators are rightly worried about what has been lost during the age of eLearning and the pandemic. It won’t be […]
As the sports editor of The Woodstock Independent, I am sometimes overwhelmed by the volume of sports that requires our attention and coverage. We have three high schools with multiple […]
Some Woodstock businesses have been “horribly affected” by COVID-19, City Councilman Jim Prindiville said. Some are getting “absolutely crushed,” Deputy Mayor Mike Turner agreed. That financial hardship suffered by local […]
Novel coronavirus draws another veil over incidence of domestic violence
Healthcare workers and long-term care facilities will be the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when in arrives in McHenry County, the Department of Health announced Friday. The priority follows […]
StaffReport news@the woodstockindependent.com Twenty-seven Woodstock bars and restaurants will share in $500,000 the city has awarded this week through its Restaurant Relief Grant Program. Seven drinking, dining, and entertainment establishments […]
Correction: In the Nov. 11 print edition of The Independent, an incorrect date was reported as the deadline for application for the Restaurant Relief Grant Program. The correct date is […]
“COVID Free” was the goal of long-term care facilities in Woodstock after dealing with a rash of infections to their residents and staff along with more than two dozen deaths […]
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.
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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…
