By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com “I loved school,” Laura (Martino) Littner said. “I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I was 7 years old.” From 2005 until this […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com The McHenry County Farm Bureau has awarded scholarships totaling $7,500 to six students. The awards are given during the month of June, which is National Dairy […]
English teacher Heather Brown retires from WHS By Caryl Dierksen news@thewoodstockindependent.com Heather Welcome Brown was born in the old hospital—the one right next to Woodstock High School. And it is […]
Mike Shukis retires as superintendent at Marian By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com In 2019, when administrators in the Diocese of Rockford asked Mike Shukis to take over as superintendent at […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com The District 200 Education Foundation has awarded funds to one choir needing specialized instruments. Megan Kim, music teacher and choir director at Woodstock North High School, […]
WHS Principal Art Vallicelli moves on after 21 years in District 200By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com The end of the 2025-26 school year was also the end of 21 years at […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Madeleine Maltese has taught fifth grade at Greenwood Elementary School since she joined District 200 six years ago. This year, an Impact Grant funded supplies for […]
By Kevin Lyons District 200 Toward the close of the school year, Woodstock School District 200 recognizes outstanding employees in various disciplines from across the district. The Difference Makers might […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Keisha Wisinski, eighth-grade teacher at St. Mary Catholic School in Woodstock, was recently recognized as the McHenry County Private/Parochial School Teacher of the Year by the […]
By Kevin Lyons District 200 Dean Street Dragons left their mark on the planet to close out the school year with the Dean Street Elementary Native Plant Habitat. On May […]
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.
