In keeping with the tenor of the times, some might suggest it was a conspiracy.It was all too convenient for veteran WGN weatherman Tom Skilling to be making his first […]
Groundhog Day 2024 promises to provide a much more hospitable climate than last year for Woodstock Willie’s annual Prognostication.Even at 7 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, no portable heaters should […]
Just when the Woodstock City Council will consider a TIF redevelopment agreement for the former Die Cast factory site has become something of a running joke at council meetings in […]
During a Community Creative Workshop in City Hall last April, about 30 local citizens offered suggestions about “branding” Woodstock to promote it as a good place to live and do […]
Revisionist history of American slavery tells a “joke” that the benefits for those kidnapped Africans were that they received free passage to the United States and jobs when they arrived.No […]
Businesses along Route 47 in Woodstock will be encouraged see the pending rebuilding of the state highway “as an opportunity to grow and reinvest in façades, signage, parking areas, sidewalk […]
We expect 2024 to be an important year in giving Woodstock definition, direction, and momentum.But it won’t be without some pain.We refer particularly to the state’s extensive work to improve […]
By Clement Clarke Moore’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,In hopes […]
As a family-friendly community, we wouldn’t want a visitor to be ticketed for asking someone on the street for the time if standing within three feet of the Woodstock resident.Or […]
City Council members recently suffered a relapse of an ailment that has plagued them for a year or more.The disorder, if that’s what it is, was given a name last […]
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.
