Several months ago in this column, we admitted to some anxiety over the proposed hotel in downtown Woodstock, for which the City Council had approved a redevelopment agreement with Wisconsin […]
I was going to focus this Declarations on the wonder of holiday traditions and share my mother’s soft caramels recipe with you, but that can wait until next year. Or […]
By Janet Dovidio This week, we celebrate the uniquely American holiday of Thanksgiving, a day whose centerpiece is the gathering of family and friends to share a special meal. I […]
‘If you build it, they will come!’ Bill Dean blessed athletes, sports fans, and Woodstock Independent readers from June 1987 to March 1992. He was Woodstock Independent’s first sports editor. […]
We applaud the decision of the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry to make the annual “State of the City” address available for public viewing online this year for […]
Like everyone else, we were saddened and dismayed that financial troubles at Hearthstone Communities, Woodstock’s largest senior housing complex, will soon cause the scheduled closures of Hearthstone Manor and Hearthstone […]
“I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it, friends […]
Peter Anderson would admonish me for writing about him instead of focusing this column on the start of the 2025 –’26 school year. But I will accept Peter’s scolding from […]
We recall, just a few years ago, driving south through Huntley when the Illinois Department of Transportation had Route 47 torn up to widen and improve the highway, causing delays […]
Late last month, my family and I attended the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture airshow event in Oshkosh, Wis. Twenty-three years ago, I never would have dreamed I’d still be going […]
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.
