It could take more than a decade before crews start work on a multimillion dollar project to widen Route 47, but stakeholders already are asking questions of the Illinois Department […]
A Woodstock Police officer arrested in Lake County on a drunken-driving charge is on paid leave pending the results of an internal investigation, Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb said. Officer […]
A bridge in rural Woodstock snagged the McHenry County Division of Transportation an award for innovative engineering and construction. The Franklinville Creek Bridge won the Transportation Project of the Year […]
A Woodstock man found dead from a self-inflicted injury earlier this week was under investigation for criminal sexual assault of a child, and Woodstock Police are asking for help in […]
A Woodstock police officer was arrested in Lake County on suspicion of drunk driving after crashing his vehicle. Officer Michael E. Niedzwiecki was charged with driving under the influence of […]
The cities of Crystal Lake and Woodstock have agreed to a one-year extension of their existing boundary agreement, which establishes a line beyond which both municipalities agree they will not […]
A Lake in the Hills man allegedly sexually abused a young female family member on several occasions, including once at a local movie theater, police said. Edgar A. Arana, 71, […]
Incumbent Brian Sager will face three challengers in the race for Woodstock mayor this spring. In addition to Sager, Gregg Hanson, Michael Rein and Allen Stebbins filed paperwork by this […]
The Woodstock Police officer at the center of a drug arrest that spurred a federal lawsuit has quit the force. Officer Eric Schmidtke, an 18-year veteran of the […]
A man who faced decades in prison on drug charges before prosecutors dropped the case against him is suing the city of Woodstock and two Woodstock Police officers, alleging they […]
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