With Sweet Reds Patisserie and Café’s grand opening last week, the Woodstock Square once again has a local bakery in the middle of the 100 block of North Benton Street […]
The legalization of cannabis in Illinois produced no shortage of interest in growing the crop, processing it, and transporting the resulting products. But as local entrepreneurs have discovered, it’s a […]
While Paul Letizia and his partners are still in contention, along with about 500 other applicants, for one of 75 pending state of Illinois recreational marijuana retail licenses, it’s unlikely […]
Veterans memorial, community center latest Route 120 plan
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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