The City Council will hold a public hearing next month on a proposal to increase the sales tax in Woodstock. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, in the council chambers at Woodstock City Hall, 121 W. Calhoun St. When the proposal first was floated this spring, city officials discussed enacting […]
A local teachers union is covering the city of Woodstock’s expense for a marker recognizing a famous labor leader. McHenry County Federation of Teachers Local 1642 has donated $1,500 to help pay for a plaque from the Illinois State Historical Society commemorating Eugene V. Debs’ six-month imprisonment in 1895 at Woodstock’s Sheriff’s House. “Eugene Debs […]
A store employee was injured when a robbery suspect pistol-whipped him during a holdup at a Woodstock convenience store today, police said. Officers are looking for two male suspects who allegedly committed the armed robbery at Sunrise Food and Liquor, 715 McHenry Ave. A pair of masked and gloved robbers were brandishing pistols when they entered […]
Part of Benton Street will be closed daily through Friday, July 14, as builders install a series of outdoor dining spaces for the city-owned Benton Street Boardwalk. Woodstock’s Streets Division will close Benton Street north of East Judd Street, as well as the westbound lane of East Judd Street west of Jefferson Street, at around […]
A cancer diagnosis is a serious, sobering situation, but the Gavers Community Cancer Foundation faces off with the deadly disease in the best way they know how – an upbeat evening of goal-oriented fundraising, country-style. Billed as the “best seven hours of summer,” the Gavers Community Cancer Foundation Barndance will kick off at 5 p.m. […]
A Wonder Lake man was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident in unincorporated McHenry July 9 that left a pedestrian seriously injured. Alexsandro J. Tackett, 22, was charged July 9 with leaving the scene of an injury accident, a Class 4 felony; and failure to report an injury accident, a Class 2 felony. According […]
The southwest corner of Highway 14 and Route 47 could soon have a gas station, convenience store and storage facility after the Woodstock City Council approved a special-use permit for the development. Glenview-based Pearl Street Commercial LLC plans to build a Casey’s General Store and an indoor storage facility at 2000 S. Eastwood Drive, the […]
A Hanover Park man accused of committing armed robbery in Woodstock and leading police on a high-speed chase was arrested at his home by United States Marshals June 30. Brian Odell, 39, of the 4700 block of Zeppelin Drive, Hanover Park, was charged with armed robbery, a Class X felony; unlawful restraint, a Class 4 […]
An armed robbery at a house on Throop Street early this morning led to a high-speed pursuit, according to the Woodstock Police Department. Police are still looking for the suspects. Officers were called to the 200 block of Throop Street at 2:52 a.m. June 28 for a disturbance in progress, the WPD said in a […]
Centegra Health System plans to greatly reduce the number of services it offers at Centegra Hospital-Woodstock, suspending most inpatient care and leaving the hospital with a “basic” emergency department. By Aug. 14, the 106-bed hospital at 3701 Doty Road will stop performing surgeries and admitting patients into its intensive care unit, medical-surgical unit and telemetry, […]
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