The National Weather Service-Chicago has issued a Winter Storm Warning for McHenry County and other parts of Northern Illinois. The warning is effective from 9 p.m. tonight, Monday, Feb. 29 […]
A Woodstock teenager has been charged with sexual abuse and public indecency following an incident at the Woodstock Square Mall. Devonte K. Spiller, 18, 748 Prairie View Lane, Apt. […]
A Woodstock man has been charged with sexually assaulting a child. Anthony V. Ferrara, 37, 1251 Wood Drive, was arrested Feb. 25, and charged with two counts of predatory […]
The Woodstock man hit by a car the evening of Feb. 19 has been ticketed for being intoxicated at the time of the collision and attempting to cross the road […]
Woodstock residents should be on the lookout for a scam targeting ComEd customers. A person falsely identifying himself as a ComEd field technician called at least one business in Woodstock today and threatened to cut […]
Some Woodstock City Council members are blasting an effort to convince residents to opt out of participating in a partial special census this summer, […]
Local businessman and Woodstock City Council member Dan Hart has closed Centerville Station. The coffee and sandwich shop located inside the Woodstock train depot, 90 Church St., has been closed for […]
Family Alliance Comprehensive Care Service has announced it is facing a financial strain of its own because of the state budget impasse. Family Alliance has continued serving area residents needing adult […]
A renovation project at the city-owned Sheriff’s House originally scheduled to be completed in December will be pushed back until May, city officials said. The installation of windows in the […]
Woodstock School District 200 officials said threats of potential violence at Woodstock High School Thursday are unfounded. District 200 Superintendent Mike Moan sent automated telephone and email messages to parents of […]
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