Sometimes I imagine parents of children with disabilities as disaster survivors, floating alone on makeshift rafts down an uncharted river. Along the way, they encounter others like them, and the […]
Woodstock’s homeless assistance center, operating in the former city fire station at South and Throop streets for the past four years, will close this week. A news release from the […]
Homelessness will not disappear overnight. While there is no perfect solution, several local organizations have been working to make the best of a difficult situation. Currently, agencies across McHenry County […]
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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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…
