A Rockford man was charged in connection with a burglary at a Woodstock laundromat. Kenneth S. Nepras, 25, of the 1800 block of Kishwaukee Avenue, Rockford, was arrested May 5 for allegedly burglarizing and damaging property at Eastwood Coin Laundry, 450 S. Eastwood Drive. Woodstock Police responded at around 5:09 a.m. to a report of […]
A Huntley company was awarded a $2.18 million contract to build a roundabout at the intersection of Charles and Raffel roads in unincorporated Woodstock. Landmark Contractors’ bid of $2,183,549.98 was accepted by the McHenry County Board, which voted to approve the contract April 18. “Drivers who travel regularly on Raffel or Charles roads in Greenwood […]
Social clubs and fraternal organizations won’t have to pay as much to host video gambling after the city of Woodstock lowered its fees. Class “C” liquor license-holders, made up of clubs, will pay $100 a year to the city for each video gambling machine they run, down from $500. Clubs also will not have to […]
Two men were arrested in unincorporated Wonder Lake in connection with a burglary at a grocery store. Tim R. Cotten, 26, Shawano, Wis., and Christopher L. Martin Jr., 19, Lake Villa, each were charged with burglary, a Class 2 felony; retail theft, a Class 3 felony; and possession of burglary tools and criminal damage to […]
Illinois has nearly 7,000 units of local government, and last week, Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti visited Woodstock to thank two of them for cutting costs by working together. McHenry County’s Department of Planning and Development and the McHenry-Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District are on a list of several dozen governments highlighted by Sanguinetti’s […]
Closing Dean Street Elementary School is among the recommendations that will be presented to the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education next month. Superintendent Mike Moan presented the final proposals from the district’s Facilities Review Committee at a public forum April 10 at Woodstock High School. “Looking at a number of factors, educational concern […]
The Woodstock City Council closed a loophole that could have allowed some gas stations to receive video gambling licenses. The city amended its Unified Development Ordinance April 4 to create a new definition for truck stops in order to differentiate them from gas stations. Truck stops are eligible to host video gambling terminals while gas […]
A Woodstock Police officer arrested in February for allegedly driving drunk while off duty has quit the force. Michael E. Niedzwiecki, who was a WPD patrol officer at the time of his arrest, “thought it was best for himself and the city of Woodstock if he pursued other career interests,” Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb […]
Every household in Woodstock soon will receive a fabric shopping bag as part of a city-led initiative that eventually could expand to include a charge for plastic bags at Woodstock retailers. The “BYOBag” campaign is part of a push by the city of Woodstock’s Environmental and Social and Cultural Awareness commissions to reduce plastic bag […]
The reconstruction of Route 47 through Woodstock is moving forward, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. The second part of the three-phase project to widen the highway has been funded by the state, according to Woodstock Mayor Brian Sager. “We heard two key points of good news from Secretary [of Transportation] Randy Blankenhorn,” Sager […]
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