UPDATED A Woodstock woman was killed Wednesday evening after a Metra train struck her car at Lily Pond Road in Woodstock. The McHenry County Coroner’s Office on Thursday identified the victim […]
A McHenry man has been arrested after he allegedly beat and robbed a 31-year-old Woodstock man. Jacob R. Stanton, 25, last known address of 4815 Chesterfield Ln., was charged […]
A candidate for Woodstock City Council wants the city to enact an ordinance to limit what he described as “possible nepotism” in Woodstock. Scott Gessert, who is running for one […]
A new paved pathway for walkers and cyclists might soon link Highway 14 and Lake Avenue under the terms of an agreement approved unanimously by the Woodstock City Council Feb. […]
Four years ago, the village of Bull Valley was on the verge of bankruptcy. Expenditures had exceeded revenues, and the 1,076 residents of the sprawling, picturesque community feared they would […]
Woodstock residents should brace for bitterly cold weather through Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Chicago. A wind chill advisory begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18 […]
A wish list of projects totaling more than $50 million will need to be shaved down considerably as the city of Woodstock prepares its capital spending plan for the next […]
The number of homeless people using the Woodstock PADS services has remained constant this winter, and Public Action to Deliver Shelter coordinators say they are seeing more women at the […]
Woodstock Police continue to investigate a string of armed robberies that occurred the weekend of Feb. 7 at two area gasoline stations and a liquor store. “We are still dedicating […]
An approximately 70-year-old Woodstock man was driven to the emergency room Tuesday morning after he accidentally shot himself in the finger while cleaning a handgun. Woodstock Police were called […]
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