Kishwaukee Trail chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution names Good Citizens By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Kishwaukee Trail chapter […]
Young Authors share magical tales of kingdoms, outer space, more By Kevin Lyons District 200 When this year’s Young Authors competition approached, one Greenwood Elementary School second-grader had a sequel […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock High School Theatre Department will present an updated version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” during the last two weekends in April. “This is not […]
Woodstock North to musically tell the tale of Elle Woods By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock North High School junior Reid Verastique first watched the movie version of “Legally Blonde” […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com St. Mary Catholic School eighth-grader Vinny Brendel is the champion of the 2026 Spelling Bee sponsored by the McHenry County Regional Office of Education. He will […]
The art of letter-writing is not lost in Dean Street School’s third grade By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com The students in Dean Street Elementary School’s third grade have a special community […]
School will stage “The Lion King JR.” on March 13, 14 By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com When “The Lion King” premiered in 1994, its young fans quickly adopted the phrase, […]
Global app benefits farmers worldwide By Kevin Lyons District 200 Two Woodstock High School students and an alumnus are part of a small team that has achieved global recognition, winning […]
Parent of student on list speaks about the incident and what’s next By Eileen Millardnews@thewoodstockindependent.com During the public comment section of the D-200 Board of Education meeting Feb. 10, Melissa […]
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.
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