The winter holiday season is a natural time to reflect on those things for which we are thankful. At the top of most people’s list are family, friends, and health. Those are quickly followed on my list by a deep appreciation of all that the land provides every day. Thank you, McHenry County’s oaks and […]
Growing up near Chicago in the 1970s, we had tornadoes occur often enough that we had drills at school where classrooms emptied and students sat in the windowless hallways with our heads between our knees. My husband grew up in Oak Lawn, and he remembers the tornado of 1967 that destroyed the high school and […]
As the Black Lives Matter marches started up after the death of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, I found myself looking for a way to put my feelings into words. So many layers of feelings to sort through. Grief from the wholesale changes brought by COVID-19. Depression from the isolation […]
Through a collaborative effort of Conversacion de Conservacion, made up of the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County, The Land Conservancy, the McHenry County Conservation District, Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, and Hispanic Connections Woodstock, we are pleased to bring conservation outings and a special Zoom panel to our Latino community in McHenry County. Latino […]
They didn’t give her a name, but they gave her a second chance. She is a female red-tailed hawk, probably born this past spring, who was found standing in a trail at Wolf Oak Woods off Route 120 east of Woodstock on Oct. 14. Lauretta Wolf, a steward with The Land Conservancy of 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.
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.
