A Woodstock man was charged with aggravated battery last weekend after his 4-month-old baby suffered a skull fracture and hemorrhaging on the brain. Cody A. Pennington, 20, 1400 block of Commons […]
A Lake Barrington man who allegedly approached a 10-year-old girl last week near Olson Elementary School was arrested and charged with several offenses including driving under the influence of alcohol […]
Union Pacific Railroad says it will prohibit the city of Woodstock from subletting its train depot to a recently elected councilman, citing “significant safety concerns” over plans to sell liquor […]
Real estate experts from the Urban Land Institute will release their recommendations for the reuse of the Old Courthouse on the Woodstock Square during a public presentation Wednesday. The event, co-hosted […]
A labor union claims the McHenry County Board violated the Illinois Open Meetings Act when at least eight of its members gathered at a private discussion with Gov. Bruce Rauner […]
The McHenry County Department of Health reported today that three dogs in the county have become ill with symptoms consistent with the H3N2 dog flu, which has affected over 1,000 dogs […]
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office are warning local residents to be on the lookout for con artists who take advantage of homeowners by cheating […]
UPDATED: 2:30 p.m. April 16, 2015 A 45-year-old Cary man has been arrested in connection with the robbery at Fifth Third Bank on Wednesday in Woodstock. Michael Feterick, also known as Michael […]
UPDATE 4:00 p.m. The man who robbed the Fifth Third Bank in Woodstock on Wednesday is likely the same person who robbed another Fifth Third Bank branch in Crystal Lake on March […]
The Woodstock Police Department is reminding residents to lock their car doors after a 16-year-old boy was arrested for burglary and trespassing in the Prairieview Apartment Complex. Police were dispatched […]
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