News Briefs
July 6, 2021
Free document shredding event scheduled July 10 A free document shredding event will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 10, at the McHenry County Administration Building, 667 […]
Free document shredding event scheduled July 10 A free document shredding event will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 10, at the McHenry County Administration Building, 667 […]
Woodstock Boy Scout Troop 329 hosted an unusual Eagle Scout Court of Honor to recognize six young men who recently completed all of their requirements for the highest rank. Eagle […]
A bicyclist suffered life-threatening injuries when in a collision with a car Wednesday night at Dean Street and Lucas Road. The victim, who was not identified, was flown by helicopter […]
Kishwaukee Valley Road west of Route 23 will be closed for the next 4½ months as a culvert over a tributary of Rush Creek is being replaced with a single-span bridge. According […]
By Lydia LaGue The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is celebrating its 30th year, while continuing to work toward the future. Executive Director Lisa Haderlein explained how TLC first came […]
Ticket sales now underway for July 10 Garden Walk The annual Garden Walk of the University of Illinois Extension McHenry County Master Gardeners will be from 9 a.m. to 4 […]
Ashlynn Drach, this year’s Miss Woodstock, was crowned Thursday night at the Woodstock Opera House at the 72nd annual Miss Woodstock scholarship pageant. Drach, 20, also won the Talent Award. […]
Downtown Woodstock will see some disruption this week – traffic, parking, etc. – to accommodate a film crew to shoot scenes for an Amazon Prime series. With luck, you might […]
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