McHenry County officials are investigating after a deck filled with people collapsed Monday night at a Wonder Lake home, leaving nine people injured.   The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded at 10:18 p.m. July 4 to the 2900 block of East Wonder Lake Road. Eight adults and one juvenile were […]

UPDATED: 4:30 P.M. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2016 A 57-year-old Wonder Lake man was arrested last week stemming from an incident where he allegedly made inappropriate comments to a girl and kissed her forehead.   Ronald E. Minor was charged Friday, July 1, with one count battery, a Class A misdemeanor, and one count disorderly conduct, a […]

For the second time in two weeks, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metra train in Woodstock.   Woodstock Police Det. Sgt. Josh Fourdyce said the pedestrian was hit around 2 p.m. Thursday, June 30, by the No. 646 train. The collision occurred about two miles south of the Woodstock train station in the […]

The Woodstock and Wonder Lake communities are gearing up for the Fourth of July festivities.  As in past years, Woodstock’s celebration centers around its annual fireworks display at Emricson Park, which is now in its 21st year. Wonder Lake has planned several events for its holiday, which is the community’s largest celebration of the year.  […]

A new advertising effort aimed at branding Woodstock and building regional awareness of the town has hit train stations and Metra cars throughout the region. The ads, featuring photos of the Woodstock Farmers Market, Ethereal Confections, the Woodstock Opera House and the Woodstock Folk Festival, are part of the Real Woodstock advertising campaign. They appear […]

Despite a state law requiring them to do so, the Woodstock City Council for the second consecutive year refused to adopt a prevailing wage ordinance. The council voted 5-1 June 21 to reject the state’s prevailing wage law, which requires contractors and subcontractors working on publicly funded projects to pay their employees at rates set by […]

New Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb was sworn in at the Woodstock City Council meeting June 21. Judge Michael Caldwell administered the oath. Lieb, formerly the department’s deputy chief, started in his new position June 4. A 16-year veteran of the department, he took over for retired Police Chief Robert Lowen, who was in attendance […]

The city of Woodstock and the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District are preparing to move its 911 dispatch services to the McHenry County Northeastern Regional Communications Center, NERCOM.  In an effort to consolidate services, the state of Illinois has demanded McHenry County reduce the number of public safety answering points, PSAPS, otherwise known as dispatch centers, from […]

The Woodstock Opera House and 15 nonprofits were awarded funding from the city of Woodstock’s Hotel/Motel Tax Tourism Grant Program. Funding for the program comes from a 5 percent tax on lodging in Woodstock. Grants are intended for nonprofit organizations that hold events that attract visitors and tourists to the city, generating hotel or motel […]

Three teenage boys were arrested in connection with a recent robbery at a Shell gasoline station on Madison Street.   Woodstock police arrested the teens – ages 14, 15 and 17 – and charged each with aggravated robbery, a Class 1 felony, according to a news release issued by Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb. The boys’ […]