A Woodstock man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly fondled a woman at Redlight Boutique.   Eric D. Broederdorf, 44, of the 200 block of First Street, was charged June 26 with criminal sexual abuse, a Class 4 felony, according to a news release issued by Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb.   Woodstock Police officers responded at […]

Woodstock police are searching for three young men armed with what authorities called an “assault-style” rifle who robbed the Shell Gasoline station during the early morning hours of Friday, June 24.   Police responded at about 3:30 a.m. to 315 N. Madison St. after receiving a report of an armed robbery, Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb said in […]

  When the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education considered a contract extension and raise for Superintendent Mike Moan for the second time in one month Tuesday night, it was Moan who stepped in and asked the board to amend the proposal.  In lieu of receiving a 7-percent salary increase in the 2016-2017 school […]

UPDATED Tuesday, June 21, 2016  The McHenry County Coroner’s Office confirmed the pedestrian struck by a Metra train Monday evening died from injuries sustained in the collision.   Raymond G. Miller, 44, of Woodstock, was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:30 p.m. June 20, according to Coroner Anne Majewski. An examination conducted Tuesday showed […]

A 45-year-old Woodstock man has been arrested and charged with robbery and theft stemming from robberies at a cash store and bank in Belvidere.   Shawn M. Rank, of the 100 block of Sunshine Lane, was charged June 15 with two counts of robbery, a Class 2 felony, and two counts of theft, a Class 3 […]

The Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education will reconsider a contract extension and pay raise for Superintendent Mike Moan after a Woodstock resident filed a complaint alleging the board violated the Illinois Open Meetings Act by not specifically posting the matter on its May 10 meeting agenda.   Annie Thompson, spokesperson for the Illinois Attorney […]

UPDATED 3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 16, 2016 The McHenry County Coroner’s Office has determined several bones found in a residential yard this past weekend are not from human remains.  The coroner’s office notified the Woodstock Police Department June 14 the bones likely came from a domesticated animal, such as a large dog, Police Chief John Lieb said.   Police responded […]

Dan Aylward arrived at the McHenry County Treasurer’s Office on property tax deadline day June 13 with a suitcase full of cash and, as he put it, a lot of anger. Aylward, a McHenry resident, was one of at least two people to pay his property taxes — or rather, half of his property taxes — […]

A 30-year-old registered child sex offender from Woodstock was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to two girls riding bicycles on Oak Street late last month.   Steven B. Degutis, of the 600 block of Oak St., turned himself in to Woodstock Police May 31, according to Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb. Degutis was charged with two […]

The title of Miss Woodstock 2016 went to Ann Marie Kamps, who impressed judges with a modern dance routine and her responses during the impromptu questions segment.  Kamps, 18, a 2016 graduate of Woodstock High School, won the crown during the 68th annual Miss Woodstock Scholarship Pageant held June 3 at the Opera House. She competed […]