Staff Report news@the woodstockindependent.com Staff members of The Woodstock Independent have won more than 30 awards in the annual statewide contest sponsored by the Illinois Press Association. Eleven of the newspaper’s 31 awards announced so far are first-place honors, including for Community Service, Newspaper Design, and Best Editorial Page. Winners of General Excellence and the […]
The Woodstock Public Library’s fall newsletter trumpeted the news that library fines – on books, magazines, DVDs, “and more” – are relegated to the ash heap of Woodstock history. That startled more than a few of us (you know who you are) who have had a tendency to return books a wee bit past their […]
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.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
