
COMMENCEMENT 2019 – Woodstock High School
‘Excellence not just our motto’ for WHS grads



A 15-year-old Woodstock High School student is in the Kane County Juvenile Detention Center after being arrested in connection with an attack in school Tuesday morning on another 15-year-old. Woodstock […]

Widening and improvement of a section of Route 47 through Woodstock is funded through a capital spending plan proposed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation. City […]

By Capitol News Illinois staff SPRINGFIELD – The Senate this week sent to Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker a bill that would allow voters in McHenry County dissolve townships there. The […]

Woodstock Police Detective David Sharp was recognized at last week’s City Council meeting for having been named McHenry County Officer of the Year. Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb spoke, explaining […]




The U.S. veterans, active-duty military, staff, and volunteers of Operation Wild Horse brought a much-needed message to a big stage during the recent Midwest Horse Fair. The OWH Mounted Color […]
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