Centegra Health System’s decision to cut services at Centegra Hospital-Woodstock surprised and upset some local officials. “I am disappointed and dismayed by the decision to remove inpatient care from the [Centegra] hospital site in Woodstock, especially following the expressed support of the city of Woodstock when Centegra was looking to establish the Huntley facility,” said […]
A man was injured in an early-morning shooting on Mitchell Street today, police said. Officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 1200 block of Mitchell Street at 2:18 a.m. June 24, according to a press release from the Woodstock Police Department. When they arrived, police found a 33-year-old Chicago man with an apparent single […]
An 11-year-old boy from Woodstock was arrested June 7 on multiple sexual assault charges. The boy faces two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault of a victim under the age of 9 and two counts of criminal sexual abuse of a person under 17, according to the Woodstock Police Department. Two separate instances of assault […]
Two Wonder Lake men are among a group of four people charged in connection with a murder and home invasion that took place last month in unincorporated McHenry. Jared J. Fox, 25, and Byron Howard, 36, both of Wonder Lake; Charles A. Campo, 31, McHenry; and Adam Morris, 44, McCullom Lake, were arrested and charged […]
Lakewood officials dissolved a tax increment financing district that was the subject of an agreement between the village and Woodstock School District 200. The intergovernmental agreement was immediately voided. When it was created in 2015, village officials touted the TIF near the corner of Routes 176 and 47 as a way to attract businesses to […]
Police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place in Woodstock early this morning. A male was found shot in a public parking lot at the corner of East Calhoun and South Jefferson streets at around 1:15 a.m., Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb said. The victim was pronounced dead at a local emergency room after […]
Federal funding will help pave the way for the village of Bull Valley to resurface two of its main roads. The village recently was awarded $2.9 million in surface transportation funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Village President Emily Berendt said. The village will use the money to repair Bull Valley Road, from Valley […]
A Woodstock man has been charged with a felony in connection with a recent rash of burglaries to vehicles. Joseph L. Foat, 31, was arrested May 27 and charged with one count of burglary, a Class 2 felony. Additional charges are pending. Woodstock Police responded to “numerous incidents” of vehicles being burglarized the weekend of […]
A former Woodstock Police officer arrested on a drunk-driving charge will not be prosecuted for driving under the influence of alcohol after the village of Round Lake Beach dropped the case. Michael E. Niedzwiecki, 29, of Lake Villa, was arrested in Round Lake Beach Feb. 11 and later charged with driving under the influence of […]
Construction of a roundabout in rural Woodstock will shut down parts of two roads later this month. The intersection of Charles and Raffel roads will be closed to traffic beginning Tuesday, May 30, for crews to install a single-lane roundabout, according to a press release from the McHenry County Division of Transportation. Some preliminary construction […]
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