National Vietnam War Veterans Day observed Sunday in McHenry County By Tricia Carzolinews@thewoodstockindependent.com “You are G.I. Joe,” U.S. Navy veteran Ed Chambers, commander of VFW Post 5040, recalled saying to […]
VFW Post 5040 bar and cantina will close its doors next week for the foreseeable future, but the post itself remains “strong and vibrant,” according to Post Commander Fred Strauss. […]
The week leading up to Nov. 11 was a prime opportunity for Woodstock schools to celebrate Veterans Day. As has long been the practice, numerous schools held assemblies and breakfasts, […]
Staff Report news@the woodstockindependent.com Woodstock’s Memorial Day program has been organized by VFW Post 5040 Auxiliary President Chris Gehrke. • Ceremony at the bandstand in the Park in the Square […]
“It became closure for me,” Vietnam veteran Peter C. Bruhn said of a recent trip to the Southeast Asian country where he flew missions some 56 years ago. “I flew […]
Ranked choice voting can improve our government I believe few voters would disagree with Bob Anderson’s conclusion that Illinois has too many units of government. Springfield, Ill., is not the […]
Woodstock’s usual events for Veterans Day cautiously re-emerged this year, one year after COVID had canceled most of 2020’s events. District 200 embraced veterans last Wednesday by inviting them to […]
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.
